Divorce

[Ser Clegane]

Wouldn't getting rid of no-fault divorce just result in people perjuring themselves in order to show fault?

I think that was actually a main reason to introduce no-fault divorce here in Germany - to avoid all the mud-slinging (that was really great for the children) around determining who's fault the failure was.
Apart from that blaming the failure on just one of the two partners often does not really make that much sense.

[English assassin]

Fair comments, but "because I want to" just doesn't seem a good enough reason for a divorce to me.

Possibly the same objective could be served by a mandatory two year period between filing for divorce and having it granted (waivable in the case of domestic violence)

Or, maybe we should abolish civil marriage altogether. Why is the civil law interested in that, optional, relationship? Two adults announce they are having sex with each other and will try not to have it with anyone else- well, great, but what has this got to do with the legal system?

Maybe we should instead have a mandatory parenthood relationship, that happens to you once you have a child with someone whether you sign up for it or not, and from which there is no get out (obviously this would not be exclusive, you could have more than one).

Marriage would still exist, of course, but it would be a matter for the churches, the humanists, and anyone who wanted to have a party and announce "we are married".

Let no one tell you the Assassin is incapable of thinking laterally.

[Ser Clegane]

Fair comments, but "because I want to" just doesn't seem a good enough reason for a divorce to me.

Fully agree

Possibly the same objective could be served by a mandatory two year period between filing for divorce and having it granted (waivable in the case of domestic violence)

Seems reasonable - currently the general rule is that a couple has to live separated for one years before the divorce is granted (of course there are exceptions - a judge has to decide in the end about "hardship cases".

Or, maybe we should abolish civil marriage altogether. Why is the civil law interested in that, optional, relationship? Two adults announce they are having sex with each other and will try not to have it with anyone else- well, great, but what has this got to do with the legal system?.

Not so sure about that - as you are often creating a certain degree of dependency (e.g., financially) in such a relationship some legally defined "groundrules" to protect both partners do make sense IMO