Increasing awareness of the negative impact of divorce
Written by Chris Gersten and Beverly Willett For more than 40 years, Americans have by and large ignored the devastating consequences of no-fault divorce on our nation’s families. All that is about to change. In 2011 we launched the Coalition for Divorce Reform (CDR), a non-partisan coalition of divorce reform leaders, marriage educators, domestic violence [...]
By Mike McManus The following is an abbreviated version of my testimony of February 5, 2013 to the Louisiana Marriage Commission. No Fault Divorce Reform I suggest that Louisiana consider two different No Fault Divorce Reform strategies. The first is based on the fact that lengthening the time before a couple can get divorced will [...]
Written by Beverly Willett We have a tradition at the Episcopalian parish I attend. Every Sunday after mass, parishioners and visitors gather in the parish hall to greet one another and snack on refreshments provided by the Hospitality Guild. A few minutes into the get-together Father Cullen, our priest, rings a bell on the wall [...]
Written by Dr. Alan J. Hawkins Several years ago, I accepted a student into our doctoral family studies program. Tamara Fackrell was a practicing divorce attorney and mediator. She was skilled in her practice at helping her clients deal more effectively with ending their marriages and move on with life. She did this responsibly, not [...]
Written by Michele Weiner-Davis As a liberal, card-carrying Democrat, it might surprise some that I am appalled by Pamela White’s article “Defending Divorce”, in the Boulder, Colorado, newspaper, The Boulder Weekly. When nearly one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, divorce hardly needs a defense. But that’s not the reason for my [...]
Written by Beverly Willett So many people I know seem caught up in a non-stop roll — constantly e-mailing, tweeting, Facebook status posting, Blackberrying, texting. Me included, at times. Whatever comes into our heads seems to move straight through our fingers and out into cyberspace. It seems we simply don’t have time to think anymore; in other cases, however, we don’t [...]
Written by Chris Gersten I am often asked why the Coalition for Divorce Reform is supporting the Parental Divorce Reduction Act (“PDRA”) and not other forms of divorce reform. Some want to try to change our no-fault divorce laws; others want to alter the terms of custody arrangements.. Some want to pursue what they [...]
Written by Mike McManus I received a moving note from Jennifer Rivera who got a divorce she did not want: “After being together for 11½ years, the Family Court system of Miami-Dade County was able to legally end it in 11 days.” “If we had more time to wait it out, such as legalized [...]
Written by Beverly Willett For years, I fought in court to stop my marriage from ending. Now that all 50 states have finally adopted no-fault divorce, however, men and women across America no longer have that legal option. My husband and I came from humble beginnings. We met in Manhattan in 1981 in the legal [...]
CHRIS GERSTENBEVERLY WILLETT