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2. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Initiation[edit] According to a 2000 study, women file more than two-thirds of divorce cases in the US.[86] The numbers have varied over time, with about 60% of filings by women for most of the 20th century, and over 70% by women in some states just after no-fault divorce was introduced, according to the paper.

3. No-fault divorce - Wikipedia

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   No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

4. Marriage law - Wikipedia

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   However, the term "common-law marriage" has wider informal use, and is commonly used to refer to cohabiting couples, regardless of any rights they may have. The institution of common-law marriage, in its original legal meaning, has been abolished in almost all jurisdictions that used to have it, and only survives in a few US states.

5. Divorce Laws in Colorado - AOL.com

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   Colorado is a no-fault divorce state, meaning that judges don’t need to consider the reason for the divorce. All divorces in Colorado are granted based on an “irretrievable breakdown” of the ...

6. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.

7. Divorce - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. [1] Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state.