By Beverly Willett Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States officially begins a new term on the first Monday in October. For lawyers, this start of a new season is filled with excitement and anticipation as the Court hears oral arguments, delivers opinions and decides whether to grant certiorari on some of the […]
Why Shouldn’t Children Of Divorce Get A Vote?
May 10, 2013 2 Comments
Written by Cathy Meyer The internet is filled with articles about helping children adjust to divorce. If you’ve been through divorce I’m sure you’ve probably read some of those same articles in an attempt to help you help your own child adjust. Indeed, many people put a lot of thought and consideration into how children are […]
CHANGING THE WAY WE DIVORCE
April 23, 2013 12 Comments
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 […]
A Proposal To Restore Marriage In Louisiana
April 5, 2013 5 Comments
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 […]
Couple Divorces Over Mayonnaise Feud: Fact or Fiction?
July 25, 2011 3 Comments
Written by Beverly Willett Kraft, the purveyor of the cousin of mayonnaise, just announced a contest entitled “Not For Every Relationship.” Entrants must submit 60-second videos answering the question “How Has Miracle Whip Affected Your Relationship?” The $25,000 grand prize winner can use the proceeds for a marriage – or a divorce. While Kraft’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Standing Up for Marriage and Family
June 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Beverly Willett Last August, David Patterson, the former Governor of New York, made the biggest mistake of his political career: He signed a bill making New York the 50th and final state to enact no-fault divorce. No matter that New York then had one of the lowest divorce rates in the nation. No matter that for […]
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