미국의 이혼법에 관한 연구 = A Study on American Divorce Law

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage in the United States. But in some states, divorce is called dissolution or dissolution of marriage. A divorce or dissolution servers a marriage. This discussion refers to civil annulments; within the Roman Catholic Church, a couple may obtain a religious annulment after obtaining a civil divorce, in order for one or both spouses to remarry.
It has now been more forty years since California, in late 1960s, launched the modern-day reform movement in divorce laws by adoption the first no-fault divorce law in the United States and eliminating the concept of fault in marriage dissolution actions. The no-fault movement was premised on the idea that the removal of fault as a basis for divorce would significantly reduce the amount of personal animosity and bitterness typically associated with divorce. While the actual terminology of no-fault grounds may vary from state to state, they share a common theoretical basis allowing for the dissolution of marriages deemed no longer viable, regardless of cause, rather than requiring that dissolution be granted only if based on the fault of one of the parties.
Following California's lead, in August, 1970, the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act (UMDA) was proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, recommending that the sole ground for divorce should be a finding of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. Delays in obtaining an endorsement of the UMDA by the American Bar Association meant that states eager to reform their divorce laws to the California legislation or early versions of the UMDA for guidance.
The focus of this article is to examine the historical development and current status of one particular no-fault divorce issue associated with the dissolution of a marriage. A comparison of approach to no-fault divorce law in the United States with fault divorce law in the Korea should highlight the debate on these important issues of public policy.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 이혼의 유형
• Ⅲ. 이혼의 성립요건
• Ⅳ. 이혼의 법률효과
• Ⅴ. 맺음말