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Collaborative Law: A New Model in Divorce Resolution
Most divorce cases are fraught with anger and tension, as each side works to get as much out of the case as possible. Although a significant number of divorces are settled without reaching court, the settlements are often rushed, with the impending trial forefront on everyone's minds. By the time settlement is reached, both parties may have spent months or years and thousands of dollars fighting a bitter dispute. By that point, it may be too late for amicability in parenting or future friendship. Children, friends and relatives may also be affected, feeling the need to choose sides.
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Divorce - Selected State Laws
ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 3 - Dissolution Of Marriage
CaliforniaCalifornia Family Code Division 7 - Division of Property
California Family Code Division 6 - Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation
FloridaFlorida Statutes Chapter 61 - Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing
IllinoisIllinois Compiled Statutes > Rights and Remedies > Chapter 760 > 760 ILCS 35/ - Trusts and Dissolutions of Marriage Act
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Laws > Part II > Title III > Chapter 208 - Divorce
MichiganMichigan Laws > Chapter 552
MinnesotaMinnesota Statutes > Title 88 > Chapter 518 - Marriage Dissolution
MissouriMissouri Laws > Title XXX > Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance
New YorkNew York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 10 - Action For Divorce
New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 11-A - Special Provisions Relating To Divorce And Separation
New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 12 - Dissolution Of Marriage On Ground Of Absence
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Laws > Chapter 50
OhioOhio Code > Title 31 > Chapter 3105 - Divorce, Alimony, Annulment, Dissolution Of Marriage
Ohio Code > Title 31 > Chapter 3117 - Conciliation Of Marital Controversies
TexasTexas Codes > Family Code > Title 1 > Subtitle C - Dissolution Of Marriage
VirginiaVirginia Code Chapter 6 - Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment

 
Same Sex Marriage in the States
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 Marriage restricted to man and woman
 
 Issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples
 
 No prohibition of same-sex marriages
 
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