21/10/2026
“What could possibly go wrong?” they ask while proudly celebrating no-fault divorce as the ultimate solution to unhappy marriages.
Fast-forward a few decades, and the family court is overflowing, lawyers are getting rich, parents are fighting over custody and child support, and kids are splitting their childhoods between two houses.
Meanwhile, Mom and Dad are back on dating apps, second marriages are introducing even more complications, and everyone is wondering why family life has become so complicated.
Apparently, making it easier to leave a marriage was supposed to create happier lives—but nobody mentioned the emotional baggage, financial fallout, and children caught in the middle.
Nothing says “progress” quite like discovering that making divorce simpler doesn't necessarily make the consequences any easier.
