JD Vance and his wrong arguments on no-fault divorce!
Seventeen states in the USA have no-fault divorce policy. But Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice-president nominee, is not in favor of it. He had talked about it at his speech at Pacifica Christian High school in California around three years back. Now, this issue has received limelight again.
No-fault divorce states of the USA
Normally, in any divorce, the partner seeking a divorce has to name or mention the fault in the other partner in the divorce papers. Hence it becomes a blaming game. Divorce turns messy due to it.
However, in a no-fault divorce, a couple does not have to place a fault on the partner to file a divorce. In seventeen states of the USA, couples can get an easy divorce since these states have a no-fault divorce.
These states are California, Nevada, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Florida, Hawaii, and Colorado.
But there is a growing movement against the no-fault divorce. Religious groups and right wing activists are fighting against it since they feel that it is bad for the family. They believe that children suffer when parents separate and the minors have to be reared by one parent.
JD Vance had spoken against no-fault divorce
The senator from Ohio, JD Vance had spoken at Pacifica Christian High School in Southern California in September 2021 where he said that divorce rates are high because it has become easier for people to seek divorce. According to him, partners should continue to remain in unhappy marriages. They should also bear violent relationships for the sake of their kids. He had said:
“This is one of the great tricks that I think the sexual revolution pulled on the American populace, which is the idea that like, ‘well, OK, these marriages were fundamentally, you know, they were maybe even violent, but certainly they were unhappy. And so getting rid of them and making it easier for people to shift spouses like they change their underwear, that’s going to make people happier in the long term,’”
And he added:
“And maybe it worked out for the moms and dads, though I’m skeptical. But it really didn’t work out for the kids of those marriages,”
“And that’s what I think all of us should be honest about, is we’ve run this experiment in real time. And what we have is a lot of very, very real family dysfunction that’s making our kids unhappy.”
Why no-fault divorce is good?
No-fault divorce has innumerable advantages for the parties involved. It is easier and simpler process. The outcome is faster and people can move on faster in life. Moreover, it is more amicable. There is no finger pointing and couples part in a friendly way.
There is no further deterioration in the relationship. This, in fact, helps couples with children. Because the frustration and stress is not poured into their lives.
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This divorce saves on money and there is no need to wash the dirty linen in public. It especially helps victims of domestic abuse.
Hence, what JD Vance says is not evidence based. It’s rationale is illogical and should not be considered without proper study backing. Every person has the right to happiness and parents do not need to compromise on it if they are unhappy in a particular relationship.
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Posted on: Thursday, September 5 2024
