no-fault

[ noh-fawlt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from their own insurance company without determination of liability.

of, relating to, or requiring no-fault insurance:
a no-fault law; no-fault coverage.
of, relating to, or designating a divorce in which there is no attempt or need to hold either party responsible for the breakup.

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

That's why they should pair it with making marriage mandatory, and eliminating no-fault divorce.

They ultimately settled with each other and agreed to a no-fault divorce on Jan. 18, 2007.

Now that NY has become the 50th state to enact no-fault divorce, women no longer have that option.

But in 2003, New York was the last state in America that still didn't have no-fault divorce on the books.

If no-fault is good, why do we have the highest divorce rate of any Western nation?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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