I have 3 ex wives. I hate our divorce laws. It requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process
Oh wow that is quite a number there. What kind of divorce law problems did you have?
it is a kind of  No-fault divorce. The dissolution   does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party.
I see. Did you have to split your belongings in half three times then?
these matters are usually only ancillary or consequential to the dissolution of the marriage.
History.
History 19th century.
By the mid- to late 19th century divorce rates in the United States increased at a relatively rapid rate, and during that period on an annual basis Americans obtained more divorces than were granted in all of Europe. One possible causes for the increased divorce rate is that lowered prices and easier ability to obtain a divorce made divorce affordable to people of limited means. Previously, divorces were mainly granted to the middle
Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing 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. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony