Abstract

Divorce Legal Rules and Free Spirits

F.H. Buckley
George Mason University School of Law

Margaret F. Brinig
Notre Dame Law School

#95-009, Law and Economics Working

Abstract:
This article critiques divorce law irrelevance theories which hold that the shift from fault to no-fault divorce laws did not increase divorce levels. We show why from a theoretical perspective the reverse is more plausible; and present new evidence that the adoption of no-fault divorce laws did result in higher divorce levels.

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Date posted: January 20, 1998 ; Last revised: January 20, 1998

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Buckley, F.H. H. and Brinig, Margaret F., Divorce Legal Rules and Free Spirits. #95-009, Law and Economics Working. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=54410

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Francis (Frank) H. Buckley (Contact Author) George Mason University School of Law ( email ) 3301 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 United States 703-993-8028 (Phone) 703-993-8088 (Fax)
Margaret Friedlander Brinig Notre Dame Law School ( email ) P.O. Box 780 Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780 United States

Abstract

Date posted: January 20, 1998 ; Last revised: January 20, 1998

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Contact Information

Francis (Frank) H. Buckley (Contact Author)

Margaret Friedlander Brinig