Further discussion on the effects of no-fault divorce on divorce rates
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It can be argued that the introduction of no-fault divorce was mainly redundant in most US states in relation to reducing the legal barriers to divorce. Many states liberalized divorce legislation some time before they implemented no-fault divorce, and some judges began to use fault reasons almost as no-fault reasons. The method developed by J.L. Rodgers, P.A. Nakonezny and R.D. Shull for estimating the effects of no-fault divorce on divorce rates can be seen as significantly overestimating the positive impact on divorce rates of the implementation of no-fault divorce.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1999
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Does no-fault legislation matter? Definitely yes and sometimes no
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It is right to assert that the no-fault divorce processes included some redundancy. However, this only applied to some cases. In other cases, there is evidence that no-fault divorce laws directly assisted the divorce process. It is still possible to claim that no-fault divorce legislation led to clear rises in divorce rates. Issues for future research include how divorces from out of state contributed to the rise in divorce rates in states that introduced no-fault quite early.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1999
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A reconsideration of the effect of no-fault divorce on divorce rates
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An article by P.A. Nakonezny and others concluded that the introduction of no-fault divorce law by US states increased the annual divorce rate by an average of 0.8 divorces per 1,000 individuals. This causal connection was an unwarranted conclusion from the analyses which the authors used. Evidence from other analyses suggests that, although it has cultural significance, the introduction of no-fault divorce laws has little direct impact on divorce rates.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1997
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