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From Utah Business Magazine: Utah Has Highest Percentage of Marriages in Past 10 Years

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From Utah Business Magazine: Utah has highest percentage of marriages in past 10 years https://www.utahbusiness.com/utah-has-highest-percentage-of-marriages-in-past-10-years/ Key findings (among many other interesting things): Utah, Idaho and Wyoming have the highest percentages of marriages. West Virginia, Arkansas and Maine have the highest…
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What are your thoughts on a second marriage?

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My answer comes from the perspective of a divorce lawyer who’s been in practice for 26 years. Note that I believe in marriage. Although I am a divorce lawyer myself, I am not divorced, and God willing, I never will…
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What are some ways to make the divorce rate drop?

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First, some marriages need to end in divorce. That is why divorce exists. But divorce is not always the answer when one or both spouses is/are miserable. Far too many divorces are not only unnecessary, but take things from bad…
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Why are so many attorneys seemingly against legal separation?

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Why are so many attorneys seemingly against legal separation? I truly feel in my circumstance its best for me/us. Is it because they wont make as much money? We have already started the divorce process. Can it be switched?  I…
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Why do people not complain about people who shouldn’t marry?

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Why do people complain about the high divorce rate, but don’t complain about people who shouldn’t marry?  There will never be an effective, morally acceptable way to prevent the following kinds of people from marrying (and thus reducing the divorce…
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Why is it so easy to get married, and so hard to get divorced?

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Why is it so easy to get married, and so hard to get divorced? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?  This is a perceptive question.  It would not not be that hard to get divorced if you were to…
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Is child marriage legal in the United States?

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Of a sort, and depending upon the particular state, yes.   In some places children (minor children, those who are by law deemed incapable of consenting to marry) can marry with their parents’ permission, under certain conditions.   For example, in Utah…
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Is it easier to get a divorce if you and your spouse have nothing shared?

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Is it easier to get a divorce if you and your spouse have no debts, no shared property, and no children? Typically, generally, usually, yes. In the overwhelming majority of cases.  You identified three of the top four reasons, in…
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Would the divorce rate drop if the parties had to see a psychologist first?

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What do you think would be the rate of divorce in marriages if psychologists were to be consulted in court by couples before proceeding to see the lawyer for divorce? Your intentions are good, your proposal won’t work.  Short answer:…
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How can I better understand the importance of marriage?

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As a child with divorced parents, I find it hard to answer questions such as, “What is the importance of marriage?” How can I better understand the importance of marriage? Being a divorced parent does make it harder to make…
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True or false: Better to divorce than have a miserable life.

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This blog post is in response to this question:  I don’t think it’s bad to get a divorce. I think it’s more unhealthy to have miserable lives. — Ginger Wynn. What are your thoughts on this statement?  This statement tries…
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Why do people get married only to divorce a few years later?

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Why do people get married only to divorce a few years later? Doesn’t really sound like love to me.  With the exception of those divorces that take place shortly after a marriage due to abuse, mental illness, fraud, and those…
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Can I get an annulment instead of a divorce?

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Many people call me asking about whether they can get an annulment instead of a divorce. Their reasons are almost always the same: “I would prefer to say that I am not divorced.”  Although the stigma of divorce is not…
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Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 49

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By Quinton Lister, legal assistant   What is the one thing that would help decrease divorce in the United States?   I honestly think that commitment to marriage as more than a legal institution would lead to less divorce. As society has…
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Is the percentage of married people getting a divorce still about 50%?

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Is the percentage of married people getting a divorce still about 50%, or is it now higher? It’s actually a bit less than 50% currently and for the past few years. This is likely not because fewer people are divorcing as it…
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Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 45

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By Quinton Lister, legal assistant  I work for a divorce attorney, but I am not pro divorce. I understand that if there were no divorces I would be “out of a job”, but that still does not mean I have…
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