Part one of term paper
Divorce is a judicially administered process that legally terminates a marriage and permits both to remarry. Before 1857 in Britain, freedom to remarry could be obtained only by an act of Parliament following a separation decree given by an ecclesiastical court on the basis of some wrong, such as adultery or abandonment, done by the defendan ...

Part two of term paper
... defenses were recognized. By the mid-20th century most state legislatures had recognized one or more no-fault grounds for divorce, usually consisting of a substantial period during which the spouses had lived separate and apart. However, even these few no-fault provisions were interpreted narrowly by the courts. The realities of divorce litigation in the United States were actually quite different from the legal requirements. In response to social pressures, trial judges ...