On Divorce
Posted May 05, 2003 - 05:46 AM
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The CHI approves of divorce. The chances of any two people wanting to remain in close proximity to each other for decades is Highly Improbable, and as such divorce is an obvious remedy.
Furthermore, the CHI believes that marriage is a social contract, no more, no less. There is Probably no divine understanding regarding the sanctity of marriage. Forcing two people to remain married to each other regardless of their Good Times quotient is cruel and unusual punishment.
The CHI practices a rewards-based version of divorce settlement. Upon marriage, each spouse immediately claims right to five (5) percent of the others' property. Each additional year of marriage, up to forty-five (45) years wins the spouses another one (1) percent - up to a maximum of fifty (50) percent.
Therefore, a couple married for ten years would be able to claim fourteen (14) percent of the others' posessions - five for the first year plus nine additional years.
The CHI makes no distinction between male and female, the property is equally distributable.
While the CHI regrets that children caught up in a divorce may suffer emotionally, it is the view of the Church that these children will either grow up to be therapists and make plenty of money, or spend huge amounts of time in therapy, therefore contributing greatly to their community economy. |
