Stolen Vows: The Illusion of No-Fault Divorce and the Rise of the American Divorce Industry

The stated purpose of no-fault divorce was to "strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and safeguard family relationships" but instead, the opposite took place. Marriage vows lost their meaning and intact families were dismembered at the hands of a sinister system that spawned the lucrative Divorce Industry. The intention of this book is to end the illusion about no-fault divorce and even suggest it be given a more honest 'forced divorce' since the outcome is guaranteed for all takers. Read how one California man served as the lynchpin to this law-change and that his hidden vested interest was not publicly known at the time. His dogged pursuit of this law and its eventual success, spurred the Uniform Law Commissioners to replicate nationally what California had done. The rest is 'history.'This second edition includes an expanded list of footnotes and provides an update within the Postscript on how to avoid the pitfalls of no-fault divorce, including, the unforeseen trap, called a contract of adhesion, that is set by the marriage 'license'. An alternative to the marriage license is discussed - a marriage 'Deed' - which is either recorded... or, not, depending on the parties' wishes and circumstances.If you have read the first edition of Stolen Vows, this second edition will offer additional pieces of the story as it expands on the previous material and will also give a glimmer of hope about how we may finally bring an end to this travesty.