Why do American divorce laws "favor" women?
The blogger's email is that the marriage law in :lleiqiao@yahoo.com and the United States is called "Marriage and Divorce Law", so talking about marriage is related to two things, marriage and divorce. I didn't expect to get divorced when I got married. That's short-sighted. It's really ulterior motive to think about divorce after getting married. Whether they are short-sighted or have ulterior motives, they are actually staring at one thing, how to divide this property when divorced. Divorce and property division in the United States are not only about dividing houses, but also everything contained in family property. Mainly includes: income, dividends, bonuses, savings, real estate, bank and investment accounts, yachts, cars, antiques, gold and silver jewelry, etc. Sharing money is easy to say, but there are two things that are most easily entangled. Who is the child with? Who pays child support? What about the house? You can't split the house in two. That's the big problem. Therefore, the "Marriage and Divorce Law" in the United States has three characteristics: one is to protect the interests of children to the maximum extent, the other is to tilt the balance of property division to women, and the third is to punish men who cheat and have extramarital affairs. This article specifically talks about why American divorce laws are more "biased" towards women. When it comes to marriage, people are used to the supremacy of love, and people believe that love is the foundation of marriage. But marriage is more than that. In modern society, people also pay attention to the legal issues of marriage, especially the family property. In order to protect the integrity of the family, especially the rights and interests of women, there are 10 States in the United States that implement the legal protection of "* * * the same property" for married family property. In these States, after a man and a woman get married, whether one of them works or not, the property, money or debts obtained by both men and women during the marriage belong to both parties. There are still 40 States in the United States that implement fair property laws. During the marriage, the property accumulated by men and women who earn money will belong to them. But in divorce, not according to who owns how much property, but considering many factors. The 50 States in the United States are divided into two factions in family property law, and divorce property division is also two ways to deal with it. In the state where "* * * owns the same property" is implemented, it is quite simple for couples to divorce by * * * property division. I don't want to live, no problem. After marriage, the family property is divided equally between men and women. California is one of the states that have implemented the law of "property ownership", and former Governor Schwarzenegger is the most outstanding representative who personally implemented this law. Lao Shi had an affair and his wife filed for divorce. If you don't say anything, you will get half of all your property. The mansion at home was bought by Lao Shi and the money at home was earned by Lao Shi. But at the time of divorce, no matter how much money you earn than your wife, the property is not cheap at the time of divorce, and the accounts are unified, each taking 50%. In the state where the Fair Property Law is implemented, the division of property between men and women at the time of divorce is implemented in accordance with the Fair Property Division Law. It is not that divorced men and women share property equally, but that fairness is emphasized. What is fairness? There is knowledge in this, and in principle it cannot be unfair to women. According to the fair division law, the main factors to be considered are: age, physical condition, education level, disability, income of both parties, ability to earn money in the future after divorce, ability to acquire assets after divorce, special needs of dependent children, non-monetary contribution to family, length of marriage, contribution to family property before marriage, property jointly owned by non-husband and wife, appreciation of family assets, reasons for divorce and divorce. When a couple doesn't get divorced, it's called a family. Everyone eats the same pot, and there is no big contradiction on property issues. Once divorced, it hurts feelings, but it hurts the bones. If the division of property is unreasonable, the consequences will be very serious, and buildings with economic foundation will be easily overturned. Although there are two legal restrictions on the division of divorced family property in American States, no matter which law is used to divide family property, the general trend is to take care of the weak and women. Under the "common property" law, whoever earns money during marriage belongs to the joint property of husband and wife. After marriage, American women often become housewives and assume the responsibility of raising children. Most men work outside to earn money to support their families. Although most American women have jobs now, there is still a big gap in income compared with men. It is fairer to women to divide "* * * with property". Dealing with the family property of divorced men and women according to the fair division of property is not as neat as "common property", but it can fully consider the actual situation of both men and women in the family, which is beneficial to the weak. Of course, in the modern family structure, women are often at a disadvantage and their contribution to the family is generally less than that of men. However, women's non-monetary contribution to the family mostly exceeds that of men, which is conducive to women's demand for a fair division of family property. Since the property is not divided equally, it is possible that one party will get more and the other party will get less. If we look at all the factors considered in the above-mentioned fair division of property, under normal circumstances, the proportion of women obtaining property will be relatively high. For women, after divorce, they can not only divide the family property, but also ask the man for alimony. This fee is not automatically obtained by one party after divorce, but the law stipulates that the woman can claim alimony. The main reason here is that many women give up their careers after marriage and become housewives, taking full-time care of housework and children. In this kind of family, once divorced, women who give up their original jobs will immediately face financial crisis. The purpose of allowing divorced women and men to claim alimony by law is mainly to protect the life of divorced women. Of course, in the past, most men gave alimony to women, and now some women give alimony to men, depending on their income after divorce. There are two kinds of alimony: permanent alimony and transitional alimony. The payment of permanent alimony is not limited by time, but in the case of remarriage or death of the alimony provider, the court will make adjustments according to the situation and can stop paying or adjust the amount paid. Under normal circumstances, if the party receiving alimony finds a job, the party paying alimony has new family responsibilities after remarriage, or is disabled or unemployed, the court will reconsider paying alimony. Transitional alimony is usually paid for two to five years. During this period, the court encourages the party receiving alimony to learn labor skills, go out to work, learn to earn their own living and live independently. For the time to pay alimony, the judge mainly considers the age, physical condition and marriage length of both parties. Blogger's new book: "The Game between the Rich and the Poor: The Wealth Life of Americans" The number of rich people in the United States ranks first in the world, and the number of poor people is also piled up. It is not surprising that the rich are rich, nor is it surprising that the poor become rich.