Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Marriage VS Divorice

This is a topic near and dear to my heart.

I have been married 4 times.

I am working on my 4th divorice.

Lets take a look at marriage.

Marriage can be a good thing, with the right person. It is an easy thing to do. It can be fun. Something like this. Hey, I am bored want to get married? (response) Sure why not?

Or it could be something like this. Your both drunk out of your mind and you stumble into the "Church of Elvis" --- Honey, lets get mmmarried!!!! Ok,, lllletsss... you wake up in bed the next day hung over and wonder what the fuck you just did.

Or you get pregnant and have a shot gun wedding. For those of you who are young and don't understand. Back in the day, if you got a girl pregnant, the father and or brothers stood at the back of the church with actual shotguns while you married the pregnant girl. If you tried to run they actually shot you in the back and burried you.

Or it could be you actually thought you were in love, and had a good relationship. You went to a few little classes and the priest, pastor, or who ever said yes you were ready. In reality, you were clueless to what the hell is about to happen. Oh yes everyone jokingly tells you what it could be like. Others tell you it is the best thing that ever happened to them. But they don't tell you the day to day realities.

So you go through the ritual of marriage. The ceremony. The reception. Or not.

Then one day it hits you. WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I DONE.

Maybe your spouse was unfaithful.
Maybe you were unfaithful and got caught.
Maybe you were just not compatable after all.
Or maybe you just could not put up with his or her whiney ass, any longer. They just pushed all the buttons they could till you just could not put up with them and either you wanted to commit murder or get a divorice.

So down the road of divorice you go. Now getting a divorice is a lot harder.
There is a stigma about getting a divorice. The first one is hard. The second one is harder. After that it is old hat and everyone is used to it. Trust me.

So you have to find a lawyer. You hash out all the problems with the lawyer who gets paid by the hour. If there is any property you have to divide it. Then if there are kids, well that is a different story. You now have parenting classes to take. You have to pay for them. Then you have to file with the court, which costs money. Then if you agree, meaning soon to be ex spouses, your pretty much done. But if you can't agree, then you have to go to court, which costs money. Do you see a pattern here?

It is easy and cheap to get married, and costly to get a divorice. You could find yourself married in days and it takes years to get a divorice. In some states it has become nearly impossible to get a divorice. Check out the laws before you get married. Things happen. So make sure you know before you get married if there is a way out if things go bad.

Enter the pre nup. This is a very valuable tool. Have one, get one, make sure it is signed before you sign your life away. I can not stress this enough.

I could go on and on about marriage and divorice but I think my lawyer is calling.

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