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Divorce can be a stressful experience affecting finances, living arrangements, household jobs, schedules and more. If the family includes children, they may be deeply affected.[1]
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Uncontested divorce[edit]
It is estimated that upwards of 95% of divorces in the U.S. are "uncontested", because the two parties are able to come to an agreement (either with or without lawyers/mediators/collaborative counsel) about the property, children, and support issues. When the parties can agree and present the court with a fair and equitable agreement, approval of the divorce is almost guaranteed. If the two parties cannot come to an agreement, they may ask the court to decide how to split property and deal with the custody of their children. Though this may be necessary, the courts would prefer parties come to an agreement prior to entering court.[citation needed]
Where the issues are not complex and the parties are cooperative, a settlement often can be directly negotiated between them. In the majority of cases, forms are acquired from their respective state websites and a filing fee is paid to the state.[9] Most U.S. states charge between $175 and $350 for a simple divorce filing.[10][11][12] Collaborative divorce and mediated divorce are considered uncontested divorces.
Because of additional requirements that must be met, most military divorces are typically uncontested.
In the United States, many state court systems are experiencing an increasing proportion of pro se (i.e., litigants represent themselves without a lawyer) in divorce cases.[13] In San Diego, for example, the number of divorce filings involving at least one self-representing litigant rose from 46% in 1992 to 77% in 2000, and in Florida from 66% in 1999 to 73% in 2001.[13] Urban courts in California report that approximately 80% of the new divorce filings are filed pro se.[14]
Collaborative divorce[edit]
Collaborative divorce is a method for divorcing couples to come to agreement on divorce issues. In a collaborative divorce, the parties negotiate an agreed resolution with the assistance of attorneys who are trained in the collaborative divorce process and in mediation, and often with the assistance of a neutral financial specialist and/or divorce coach(es). The parties are empowered to make their own decisions based on their own needs and interests, but with complete information and full professional support.
Once the collaborative divorce starts, the lawyers are disqualified from representing the parties in a contested legal proceeding, should the collaborative law process end prematurely. Most attorneys who practice collaborative divorce claim that it can be more cost-effective than other divorce methods, e.g., going to court. Expense, they say, has to be looked at under the headings of financial and emotional. Also, the experience of working collaboratively tends to improve communication between the parties, particularly when collaborative coaches are involved, and the possibility of going back to court post-separation or divorce is minimized. In the course of the collaboration, should the parties not reach any agreements, any documents or information exchanged during the collaborative process cannot be used in court except by agreement between the parties.
Neither can any of the professional team retained in the course of the collaboration be brought to court. Essentially, they have the same protections as in mediation. There are two exceptions: 1) Any affidavit sworn in the course of the collaboration and vouching documentation attaching to same and 2) any interim agreement made and signed off in the course of the collaboration or correspondence relating thereto. The parties are in control of the time they are prepared to give their collaboration. Some people need a lot of time to complete, whereas others will reach solutions in a few meetings. Collaborative practitioners offer a tightly orchestrated model with meetings scheduled in advance every two weeks, and the range of items to be discussed apportioned in advance of signing up as well as the more open ended process, the clients decide.[citation needed]
Mediated divorce[edit]
Divorce mediation is an alternative to traditional divorce litigation. In a divorce mediation session, a mediator facilitates the discussion between the two parties by assisting with communication and providing information and suggestions to help resolve differences. At the end of the mediation process, the separating parties have typically developed a tailored divorce agreement that can be submitted to the court. Mediation sessions can include either party's attorneys, a neutral attorney, or an attorney-mediator who can inform both parties of their legal rights, but does not provide advice to either, or can be conducted with the assistance of a facilitative or transformative mediator without attorneys present at all. Some mediation companies, such as Wevorce, also pair clients with counselors, financial planners and other professionals to work through common mediation sticking points.[15] Divorce mediators may be attorneys who have experience in divorce cases, or they may be professional mediators who are not attorneys, but who have training specifically in the area of family court matters. Divorce mediation can be significantly less costly, both financially and emotionally, than litigation. The adherence rate to mediated agreements is much higher than that of adherence to court orders.[citation needed]
Polygamy and divorce

It’s kind of strange I guess in a way, I don’t really want what everyone else is after. For me I just want to use every fucking tiny bit of my brain before I’m dead, too be a modern Lewis and Clark of the ole brain. You can call it phony but to me, there’s too much power inside of our minds that we never tap into.

For what purpose do you want to be a modern Lewis and Clark? Applause? Notoriety? Chicks?

Kelly Jones wrote: For what purpose do you want to be a modern Lewis and Clark? Applause? Notoriety? Chicks?

Wow, you really missed the whole point.

mavreix,

what is the point of this post? It doesn’t seem to have much direction to me.

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Mavreix writes:
So many times the airplanes do that to me, that feeling, it's like I'm so small and insignificant, and the world is so large. What are they doing in that jet so many miles high? What kind of purpose do they serve?



Paper airplane to fly from space to Earth

A 2.8 inch long and 2 inch wide space shuttle-shaped paper plane survived a hypersonic wind tunnel with conditions it would face re-entering Earth's atmosphere. (see photo)

Suzuki and Toda use origami paper made of sugar cane fibers that are resistant to heat, wind and water. They spray a special coating onto the paper and then fold it into shuttles about 8 inches long and 4 inches wide that weigh about 1.05 ounces. How many shuttles will be released has not been decided.


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Steven has discovered, without aid, that metaphor in conversation is prophetic - like symbol to symbol. He will be handing out koans shortly.

mavreix wrote:

Kelly Jones wrote: For what purpose do you want to be a modern Lewis and Clark? Applause? Notoriety? Chicks?

Wow, you really missed the whole point.

What was it? Knowledge for its own sake? If so, what sort of knowledge?

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Mavreix writes:
I must tell you about this most incredible dream that descended upon my dreams last night. A girl from long ago, in my childhood of thirteen years at the crisp of manhood, me and her being close sweethearts shared quite a bit in common. Seeing her not long ago, was strange, it brought back memories of a different time. Its funny how love is, always depending on one person to feel it, and then possibly it spreads in a kind of deceptive way until you really feel this idea, this concept of love, until finally, one day you're married, and have 3 kids, live in a suburb with one dog and wish you could be 18 again.

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Burying Girls Alive to Save Family Honor

The girls, who were apparently planning to marry men of their choice, were allegedly killed by their relatives to uphold family honor and to punish them for their "illicit" behavior.

Wazhma Frogh, a woman's rights activist, observed that the live burials of the women in Baluchistan was reminiscent of the pre-Islamic era in Arab countries, when people would bury their daughters alive to save family honor.

"It has never been embedded in our culture and social traditions," she said.

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I think he wants to contrast a Christianity bound up in a box, all tightly knotted up, a Christianity that has lost its way, with an alternative which he finds in nature.

Most likely, the 'idea' was sort of latent when the writing was begun, semi-consciously, so the central idea doesn't really ring-out strongly in the piece. But there is some nice prose there, I think.

But he states:

"I start an idea and half-ass finish it, quite sad if you really think about it".

Which says it as it is.