Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act). In 1969, California became the first U.S. state to pass a no-fault divorce law. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that from 1975 to 1988 in the US, in families with children present, wives file for divorce in approximately two-thirds of cases.

When was divorce made legal?

Three years after Governor Brown urged reforming California's fault-based divorce law, Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Family Law Act of 1969 into law, making California the first no-fault divorce state in the nation.

Is divorce illegal anywhere?

The Philippines is one of the only countries in the world where divorce is illegal, often trapping women in toxic marriages with no way out.