I feel that part of the
requirement for having children is the ability to provide a stable home environment with both parents pulling their share of the load. The child should come first.
With that in mind, should divorce laws be changed to make it as hard as possible to get a divorce once a child enters the picture (natural or adopted)? It seems to me that there is an attitude of "cut and run once it gets difficult" in our society. Why should we enable that attitude?
I believe that
divorce laws should be changed so that divorces where kids are involved are granted easily only in cases where one parent is abusive, a criminal or a drunk/addict. In all other cases, the one filing FOR divorce should be
required to pay the other spouse 50% of all earnings until the youngest child turns 18, and should
not be allowed to remarry until the youngest child turns 18. In the exception cases as listed, the one filed ON has to make the payments and is
prohibited from remarrying.
Harsh? Probably. But if you make the decision to bring a child into the world, you
shouldn't be allowed to duck out on your responsibility toward that child and toward the other parent. It ain't all about you anymore.
Thoughts?