Written by Lori Lowe Adults who choose to marry and to stay married can receive many documented physical, mental and economic benefits. I wouldn’t suggest getting married just to cash in on these benefits, mind you, but engaged, cohabitating, and married couples might be happy to know these facts, and those fearful of marriage […]
Marriage Saving in Court: Ohio’s Conciliation of Marital Controversies
July 6, 2011 2 Comments
Written by Kevin Sinech Ohio is a very marriage friendly state. We even have a statute to prove it. Its official title is “Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Title 31. Domestic Relations – Children, Chapter 3117. Conciliation of Marital Controversies.” An entire chapter of the domestic relations code dedicated to saving marriages? A law where […]
“If I Were A Rich Man” … Does Marriage Make You Economically Secure, Or Vice-Versa?
June 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by John Crouch The “marriage gap” between the upper-middle and lower classes is not exactly the newest news, but The Economist sure can sharpen the story’s bite. “The traditional family is now the preserve of a minority …Traditional marriage has evolved from a near-universal rite to a luxury for the educated and affluent.” […]
Why the Parental Divorce Reduction Act
June 30, 2011 1 Comment
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 […]
Divorce Lessons For Our Children
June 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Beverly Willett I got an e-mail the other day about upcoming summer concerts. Crosby Stills & Nash is coming to town in August. Last year marked the 40th anniversary of their hit single — “Teach Your Children.” It was also the 40th anniversary of the inception of our country’s no-fault divorce experiment. […]
Can Some Divorce Really Be Prevented?
June 27, 2011 1 Comment
Written by Alan Hawkins, Ph.D. Occasionally when I’m talking about the need to reform our divorce laws, some question comes up about whether such a thing as an “unnecessary” or “preventable divorce” actually exists. More than one divorce lawyer has questioned me on this. But the answer is yes. And while I know that […]
The Benefits of Marriage Education
June 22, 2011 1 Comment
Written by Seth Eisenberg If you have minor children and want to end your marriage, why should you wait? Why should you first be required to participate in divorce education classes, then wait another eight months before getting divorced, as the Coalition for Divorce Reform proposes? The answer is patience pays off. For most […]
Divorce No Longer Hip With The Smart Set – New York Times
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by John Crouch America’s leading trend-setters now divorce less and later, and treat divorce more as a failure, not a value-neutral or liberating choice, the New York Times’s Pamela Paul writes in “How Divorce Lost Its Groove” (page ST-1, 6/19/11, published online 6/17/11 as “How Divorce Lost Its Cachet”). Paul gives several anecdotal […]
What It Takes to Make It to the Finish Line
June 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Chris Gersten This week my wife and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. We married at 19. We came from different ethnic, religious, social and-economic backgrounds. If anyone had been taking bets, the odds of our marriage succeeding were less than even. Over forty four years we have had a troubled marriage, […]
Marriage and Divorce in the African American Community
June 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Nisa Muhammad The African American community has the lowest marriage rate in America and the highest out of wedlock childbirth rate. But on top of these depressing numbers, the Census Bureau figures released last month show that while everyone else’s divorce rate went down, Black women between the ages of 50-59 were […]
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