It doesn’t have to be this hard to get divorced

These women couldn’t escape their marriages. Now they’re fighting to change the law.

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August 18, 2026 5:15pm EDT

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Divorce is hard in the best of circumstances. But it’s also a far longer and more drawn-out process in some states than in others, where the law is designed to discourage couples from quicker “no-fault” divorces. Vox’s Rachel Cohen Booth reports on how prominent influencers are highlighting their own difficult divorces to push for changes to the law, arguing it not only is costly and complicated — but sometimes even physically dangerous — to drag the process out for years.

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—Benjy Sarlin, senior editor, politics, policy, and ideas