[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Looger

i think that it's a total joke that we depend on the legal system to solve our marital problems.

we're looking at symptoms and you're asking me how to fix some exact example, but without the legal system as it is the symptom would not be as widespread.

Come on. The legal system in this case is in place to protect spouses, who may be left destitue by a divorce. Should a rich dude who's wife stayed home with the kids, be forced to live in poverty when her husband decides he wants a younger wife? What recourse would the wife have if not for the legal system saying she is entitled to her share of the home etc? Should she have to rely on the husbands generosity? Do you honestly think things would go more smoothly, or that people (in most cases the wives) would be better off if they didn't have some resource to ensure that they receive their fair share of shared assets?