We Should All be Grateful for No-Fault Divorce

Here in Texas, when we go before the court to prove up a divorce I merely ask my clients, “Has your marriage become insupportable because of discord or conflict that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship?”   My client answers “Yes.” Then I ask, “Is there any reasonable expectation of reconciliation?” And my client answers, “No.”  Apparently it’s not that simple everywhere. According to a New York Times Article  entitled “Tuna Again? In Fault-Finding Britain, It’s a Cause for Divorce” By Sarah Lyall, Published: April 7, 2012, our British common … [Read more...]