Word: divorcee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The Divorce Circus
Sir: Your Essay on divorce law [Feb. 11] is a most articulate and fair summation of this chaotic legal circus. The tragedy of an unhappy marriage is multifaceted; too often the legality of dissolving it only compounds the felony. Let us hope our state legislators will take a fresh, reasonable...
Sir: Indeed, the time for divorce reform is now! Your fact-loaded dissertation, however, neglects the most significant fact regarding divorce: throughout the country at least 90% of divorce cases are uncontested, and ordinarily the courts learn only what plaintiffs care to tell them. It is sheer nonsense for statutory...
While insisting that divorce be made a more rational process, most marriage experts also believe that many of the divorces that now take place can be prevented. One of the most effective, though not yet widespread, ways of helping to prevent divorce is the conciliation court. Eighteen states have already...
In Toledo, Judge Paul W. Alexander's much-admired conciliation court averts divorce in 44% of the cases it tackles. In Los Angeles, Judge Roger A. Pfaff's conciliation court gets 50% of its business from lawyers who refer unhappy spouses even before they file divorce suits. With...