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Originally Posted by Jenny_HRO87
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By the way how does a divorce work in the US? In the movies it always seems like you only have to get the right papers and sign them and send them to the right authority but is it really that easy? Because in Germany people have to go to a lawyer - better two -, the lawyer sends a petition to court that his party wants to get a divorce, later there's a hearing at court and then you get the divorce degree that you're divorced so you can get married again....
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What is interesting about United States law is that it is exactly that - laws of the 50 states.
We have Federal law, but each State can also make it's own laws. Federal law is intentionally silent in areas where it is recognized that State laws should be respected.
In matters of marriage and divorce, each State is allowed to have it's laws control. Therefore, we do not have one standard for marriage - we have 50. The same is true for divorce. Federal law only comes into play to say a marriage in one State is valid in all States.
One of the reasons so many people get married in Las Vegas, Nevada is that the laws there permit very easy marriages. You go, fill out a little paperwork, and get married. For a little extra money you can even be married by an Elvis lookalike.
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