I used to do divorces for a living. One of the biggest myths out there is that it is "easy" to get divorced. Far from it. Even couples who have no kids and no real property to fight over will be wrapped up in the process for months. The same is true, apparently, in Colombia, but the government is doing something about it. The national legislature has passed, and the president is expected to sign, a law that will allow childless couples to divorce in about an hour:
Under the new law, couples without minor children would no longer need to appear before a judge, but can instead head to their local registrar office with a jointly signed declaration that would then be stamped by an official within one hour. Both parties must agree to the divorce.Wonder if they's end up with Vegas-style drive through divorce chapels in Bogota?
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I think the last thing we need to do is make divorces easier. We don't want to encourage people to go get a divorce whenever they want. I think part of a reform I would propose is to make getting married harder, so that people think really hard about it before jumping into marriages. Show proof that they have known each other for more than a year. I know, that'll make it easier to justify living in sin (really, who made up that to begin with?). Anyway, I'm just rambling on and on now. Oh yeah, another thought, have a limit on how many times people get married. Also, don't have men pay child support in every case, especially when the woman makes more than the man.
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