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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  LOL, how would that change anything?
Instead of seeing a multitude of divorce proceedings for marriages, you'd just see a multitude of divorce proceedings for civil unions.
All your concerns about legal fees, taxpayer's burdens etc would be equally applicable. |
The tax burden would be equal? How do you figure?
OK so you go to church or a private company to get a piece of paper that says "civil union" or "married" or whatever. Since the gov't didn't regulate marriage it wouldn't require a proceeding to make amicable divorces valid.
Only in a portion of cases would couples choose to go forward with a civil trial to argue assets. The court could charge more for such proceedings and could even do so at a profit. The tax payer should get a tax decrease from wealthy couples arguing assets.
Certainly a good proportion of divorces in the US are simply a hearing to divorce and the separation of assets are not in dispute.
Your mind is hung up on there needing to be a judge to break a civil union. I'm prescribing that marriages be someone more aligned with a SCUBA License. How many court cases do judges see over people renewing their SCUBA License. I'm joking,,,, well kind of.