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our lives marriage is no longer
legally protected. Just think lawyers will fight tooth
and nail to protect corporations in their contract relations or between you
and your landlord, your mechanic and your doctor, but cant prevent you from
breaking up with your spouse. In fact, they would even counsel you to break up
your marriage and then discuss division of property as the next logical step. Crouch says that marriage is the only
contract that anyone can break, at any time, and not be held responsible for
it. So
getting married in America is like doing business in Russia. Everything is up
for grabs, everything is constantly renegotiated, and nobody has to keep their
word. I think that makes for a lot of unhappy marriages.[1] The Dollar Costs of DivorceFrom a cost
perspective, divorce can be economically [1] John Crouch, Executive Director. Americans for Divorce Reform, Arlington, Virginia. www.divorceform@usa.net.
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