News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low. Parent comment

Re:The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low by akamia on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @02:10PM (#25061714)
It doesn't necessarily have to be that expensive. I have a friend who recently went through a very friendly divorce. Both parties had agreed on who would get what. In Washington State there's a process for these types of amicable divorces where a judge doesn't have to make any of these determinations. They had to pay the ~$500 filing fee, wait 90 days and that was it.

I'm sure it varies quite a bit from state to state though.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low by astura on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:48PM (#25066554)
People I know on the east coast, two couples divorced in two states - same thing, maybe a few hundred in filing fees, that's it. Everyone was in agreement beforehand, judge just made sure the agreements were fair and signed off.
[ Parent | on HN ]