Time To Reconcile

AN ARGUMENT AGAINST NO-FAULT DIVORCE

P1. No-fault divorce law reduces the time for couples to reconcile

P2. Reducing the time for couples to reconcile means many couples will not reconcile in time

C. Therefore no-fault divorce laws mean many couples will not reconcile in time


5 Reasons No-Fault Divorce is a Very Bad Idea “2020”

CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY

From William J. Doherty, Brian J. Willoughby, and Bruce Peterson:

New research shows that about 40 percent of U.S. couples already well into the divorce process say that one or both of them are interested in the possibility of reconciliation.

William J. Doherty, Brian J. Willoughby, and Bruce Peterson, “Interest in
Marital Reconciliation among Divorcing Parents,” Family Court Review 49, no. 2 (April
2011): 313–21.