Divorce Case Study

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Divorce is one of the most serious social problems in our world today. It has become more common. In the pas divorce was rare and now a majority of marriages only last the first few years and then get divorced. Divorce in the United States, Italy, and Japan are all very different in way like the price for divorce, types of divorces, and the reasons for divorce, and how long it takes to get divorced. For some people divorce is not easy and to some people they take the divorce manageable, and without tragedy and some do it for money, etc. The United States, Italy, and Japan relate to the differences for divorce but do not relate when it comes down to the process of divorce, and how the Lawyers and Judge handle it (price, the years it takes, …show more content…

In Italy divorce has only been possible since 1970 (Roe, 2014). Reasons for divorce are mainly the cost and how long it takes to get divorced because there are two different types of legal separation. The first type of divorce is Consensual separation, is from a mutual agreement between the husband and wife then it will get approved by court which is the cheapest one. The second is the Judicial separation where the judge chooses which one is the reason for the failure of the marriage which can take longer by the questions the judge has and the longer the process the higher the cost. The divorce process in Italy seems like it has the easy and smooth process of the consensual separation or the long and hard road of the judicial separation process. In Japan reasons for divorce are infidelity, and financial issues, and working hours for the husband. There are four types of divorce according to John Hays, the first one is divorce by agreement (Mutual agreement upon spouses), the second mediation in the family court (when mutual agreement cannot be reached), the third is decision of family court (divorce is completed by family court and cannot be established by mediation), and the final type is judgement of a district court where if it cannot be established by family court, …show more content…

Italy has an HDI of 0.87, The United States is 0.914, and Japan is 0.903. The human development index (HDI), developed by the United Nations as a metric to assess the social and economic development levels of countries. It quantifies life expectancy, educational attainment and income into a standardized number between 0 and 1; the closer to 1, the more developed the country. No minimum requirement exists for developed status, but most developed countries have HDIs of 0.8 or higher (Investopedia, 2016). Italy has an extensive infrastructure, a rich cultural history and control over several exports. Italy has the eighth-highest nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in the world at $1.16 trillion; its per capital GDP stands at $35,896 (Investopedia, 2016). Italy's manufacturing industry is very well-developed, and it is ranked sixth in the world known for the cars. The United States is known for the World’s largest single national economy which also gives it the most economical power. The United States has a very large quantity of natural resources, which allows the infrastructure to be very well-developed and have a high productivity rate. According to Investopia, “The country’s GDP of 15.7 trillion ($49.922 per capita) is almost a quarter of the total world’s GDP. Also is the 5th most developed country in world. And also Japans GDP of 4.84

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