Abstract
One of the major purposes for no-fault divorce reform was to reduce the hostility historically associated with divorce-related litigation. Generally it was believed that eliminating fault grounds for divorce would reduce or eliminate animosity and belligerent conflict. Yet, the continued existence of pervasive serious violence associated with divorce-related litigation a quarter of a century after the adoption of no-fault divorce laws defies the claims and expectations of no-fault divorce reformers. This Article considers some of the connections between divorce and violence, and specifically between no-fault divorce and acts of serious violence by those affected by contemporary divorce-related litigation. The focus of this examination is the "no-fault divorce culture." This culture is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, and expectations of society that have been influenced by the rules, systems, and values that constitute, underlie, and are imbedded in our no-fault divorce laws, legal system, and practices.
Recommended Citation
Wardle, Lynn D.
(1994)
"Divorce Violence and the No-Fault
Divorce Culture,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1994:
No.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1994/iss2/6