Comment on Anon is confused

tehWrapper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Civil unions work like that over here. I could walk into town hall tomorrow and tell them I want to separate from my SO and all I need is my autograph, not even hers.

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  • tehWrapper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What about assets and everything else that goes along with a relationship?

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  • ilega_dh@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    And that’s how it should work right? Nobody should be allowed to keep someone hostage in a “relationship”.

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    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Marriage isn’t just a relationship, it’s a financial partnership. It’s complicated to dissolve because money and shared property are complicated.

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    • joelfromaus@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ve currently been trying to get divorced for almost 12 months. My ex left me for someone else so you’d think it’d be an open and shut case but she’s also being belligerent within the legal process and drawing out the timeline.

      I find it incredible how many hoops need jumping through in Australia just to not be legally bound to a cheating spouse.

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It is though, if it’s amicable. It only gets complicated if you disagree on who gets what.

  If there aren’t kids or pets involved, just hire an arbiter and be done with it in a day.

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  • Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve been in this situation. Amicable. Split evenly. No kids. A half hour with my buddy who is a lawyer to sign papers and done.

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  • Natanael@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If finances also are separate it can be very quick

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That depends on the laws in your area though. In some areas, separate accounts mean something, whereas in others, any income after marriage is considered combined, regardless of who owns the accounts.

      That said, if it’s amicable, it’s fast regardless. Just get a third party to work out the details and it’ll be fast.

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  • Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Depends on where you live.

    In Finland you have to be officially separated for 6 months before you can get a divorce.

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Wow, that’s awful. Why can’t two consenting adults dissolve their union immediately? Why wait?

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      • Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Probably because no-one in Finland would be married anymore; get drunk on the weekend and divorce on the spot.

        Generally it’s just like those annoying “are you SURE you want to perform this action” prompts.

        Honestly I’ve no opinion on this but as people have pointed out marriage is a financial union as well, which is what actually makes the split challenging. Although the split would be even more challenging if you weren’t married but still shared a lot of stuff.

        Say for instance you’ve used only x card to pay for all furniture. While you both actually use the card, it’s in her name and now she owns everything bought with it if you’re not married, etc etc

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• Nomecks@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Depends where you are. There’s companies here that’ll come to your house and divorce you in a morning.

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