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How to Make a Divorce Easier
If there are children involved, the human cost of a marriage can be quite profound. Few children will ever feel anything other than sadness on being told that the two people they love more than anyone no longer love one another enough to stay together. Even if that is not the full story of why the divorce is happening, it will feel to the child that a divorce is the end of the world. Additionally, there is the factor of one or both parties leaving the marital home. As much as the divorce may feel right for both parties, the creation of a family home is a major part of a marriage. Upon divorcing, it is almost obligatory in the eyes of society that one party moves out, and as often as not the house will be sold, so both parties move somewhere else. Again, this sense of upheaval is tough on a person - it is tough to move anyway, and all the tougher when it is infused with the period of mourning for what has gone before. It is necessary to think about how the process can be eased for both parties when a divorce becomes inevitable. This is not to say that divorce should become as straightforward and as normal a process as buying a car or picking out drapes. More accurately, it should be possible to have a divorce with the minimum of acrimony. A prenuptial agreement can help in this respect, but quite reasonably many couples do not want to include such a failsafe in a marriage, feeling as though it makes the possibility of their divorce more of a reality. If both of the parties in a marriage and a subsequent divorce are at least prepared to communicate, they can look for a path to divorce that makes it as clean and as reasonable as possible. An uncontested divorce, especially one that is taken on a no-fault basis (because the couple simply agree that the marriage has broken down), can be quick, clean and relatively painless. As much as a couple can remain friends after a divorce - and there are certainly many who swear that they have done - the best way to ensure that they do is to cooperate in the divorce and facilitate the process of moving on in a mature fashion. * * * Disclaimer: This article is for informational and entertainment purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter.
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1 March 2009 - New de-facto regulation became effective in Queensland, Australia: de-facto couples whose relationship broke following 1 March 2009 will be applying to Family Court for both property settlement and custody of the children.
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