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I saw an article talking about how “no-fault divorce laws make it easier for women to leave abusive marriages.” Im confused, isnt abuse an at-fault thing? Are they talking about not needing to prove it? Plz explain
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Anonymous 6d

Abuse is an at-fault matter but it has to be demonstrated in court, which makes it more challenging for persons in tightly controlled/financially abusive marriages to prove. Proving fault often requires legal resources an abused person might not have, but no-fault allows them to break things off more cheaply and easily, thus offering a form of protection through increased individual agency

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Anonymous replying to -> full.metal.everything. 6d

So hypothetically you could get rid of no-fault divorce and then add legal help or statues under at-fault abuse cases, therefore protecting from abuse but keeping divorce as a serious thing

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Hypothetically yes but the state is notoriously unreliable at providing free counsel. They generally underfund and overwork any sort of Public Defender/counsel office to the point some are now refusing to take on more workload and are being held in contempt of court. I think they same thing would happen if the state were obligated to provide free counsel in divorce cases too

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