U.S. States Where Pregnant Women Can’t Get Divorced
Did you know that there are four U.S. states where pregnant women can’t get divorced? It’s true. There’s been some discussion about the matter on social media, so people are taking notice.
American States Where Pregnant Women Can’t Get Divorced
USA Today caught wind of this chatter and did some digging. The states where this is reportedly the case are Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas. After doing some research, they confirmed that, yes, it’s true. “Indeed, laws in all four of the named states say judges can’t finalize divorces while a woman is pregnant, although a married couple can file for divorce at any time and take steps in the process before then,” they state.
So, why are these laws in place? The main reason is that courts like to wait until after the baby is born is to figure out paternity. That’s according to the American Pregnancy Association (via USA Today). The baby’s paternity is needed for child-related orders, such as child support and custody.
What do the experts say? In Arizona, Judie Rettele, an attorney at Phoenix law firm Colburn Hintze Maletta, told USA Today that “potential delays from establishing paternity of a child born after a divorce weigh into it, but custody, financial support and parenting agreements can be essentially complete before the child is born.” She added, though, that she’s never seen a delay in finalizing a divorce after the baby is born in her more than 20 years of practicing family law. That’s so long as everything was in the works during pregnancy and the details were figured out. She added, and this is very important, that a spouse in an abusive situation doesn’t have to wait for the divorce to be finalized to get away. Individuals may get certain protective orders to get away from a domestic violence situation while the divorce is pending.
Redditors Roast Worst Baby Names They've Ever Encountered
Gridget
“When I was a kid I stayed at a bed & breakfast with family photos on the walls,” one user wrote. “There was a sister named Gridget. I actually think about this a lot.” It’s kind of like a spin on the name Bridget. This Redditor seems really stuck on the name they found.
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Shanniel
This unique name caught this person off guard. They even tried to figure it out by mixing it with other names. “I once saw a baby announcement where the mom was named Shannon, the dad was Daniel, and they named the baby Shanniel,” they wrote.
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Dyslexia
Sometimes people just go with the flow when picking a name for their kid. Maybe it felt right at the time, and they didn’t even realize it’s also the name of a condition. While working at a gas station, this Reddit user observed a mother who let her child run around wild. They wrote “One small girl was pushing on a display stand and the mother screamed: ‘DYSLEXIA GET YO A– OVER HERE!”
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Donnaria
Back in school on the playground, this person probably had a rough time. This is particularly true because their name coincidentally rhymes with a sexually transmitted disease. Nevertheless, a user pointed out that it’s a clever fusion of two names. “Donnaria. A combination of her Mom’s name (Donna) and Grandma’s name (Gloria),” they wrote.
Alcoholic Beverages
Bacardi, Hennessy, Tanqueray, Alizé – the names keep coming. It turns out a Redditor, who happened to work in children and family services, encountered kids with names inspired by alcoholic beverages almost every day. “You don’t know how bad it really gets. Lots of kids named after alcoholic beverages.”
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