I really don’t see how this institution (be religious or otherwise) benefits the guy in most cases.

I think it’s a social farce that we keep perpetuating in many cases have created a few profiting industries as a result.

According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than a quarter of working women now make more than their working husbands. Yet, only four percent of divorced women pay alimony to their ex-husbands. Thus, for women, getting married is virtually risk-free from a financial standpoint.

Also, they’re virtually guaranteed to get sole custody of the children in the event of a divorce. They can choose to simply put the children into daycare and collect child support for them.

It’s fashionable to assert that divorce is the result of people acting irrationally, but I’d disagree with this assertion. Women who file for divorce are often acting rationally. The family law system favors them, and they act rationally based on the incentives they correctly perceive to favor this action. And, of course, men are starting to realize getting married is not in their best interests, so more and more are choosing not to get married. This is also rational behavior.

Also, even if one believes no fault divorce should be the law, it’s undeniable that it has contributed to more divorces. No fault divorce is largely the result of the ABA working behind the scenes with state legislators, not public debate. “What made divorce reform an attractive object for the routine policy process was the ability of its advocates to formulate the problem as a matter which required special expertise more than broad public participation.” Herbert Jacob, “The Silent Revolution:The Transformation of Divorce Law in the United States” The University of Chicago Press, 1988 (discussing the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act).

The laws with respect to family law issues in most states are by and large the result of lobbying efforts by bar organizations, not the will of the people.

The single mother/absent father family structure has now become institutionalized: “It’s just an institutionalized family structure whether we want to recognize it that way or not. We have a system that encourages it.” Jennifer Hamer, Jennifer, PhD, Professor, University of Illinios, African American Studies & Research Program, (quote is from an on line article, Salon Books, “The Myth of the Deadbeat Dad”)

There is a mercenary army that is skilled in the art of removing parents from their children. This army will fight to preserve their pecuniary interests using whatever rubric is required to convince legislators that broken families are a good idea.

It’s time for the people of this country to hold our elected representatives accountable for their actions.

I think people are just too lazy, stupid and/or deep in denial to properly negotiate their needs and wants in realistic terms. Without finding someone that I’m confident will overtake such barriers, I don’t think I’d ever get married.

With many women having equal to or surpassing their male spouse’s education or incomes, current laws concerning divorce are grossly outdated. Alimony and palimony should be outlawed. Prenuptial agreements should be mandatory before issuing a marriage license.

Your a sexist idiot…