Marriage and then divorce

 Our understanding of marriages or extramarital affairs is stuck in the sky. With sometimes as much as half the number of marriages that are then dissolved, our ideal of marriage and creating a family is definitely in ruins. Perhaps that is precisely why consultation with social work centers regarding child custody is mandatory for those who want to divorce and have children again in Slovenia before the divorce process. But I hope this doesn't mean that they can't start living on their own or separately. 

Namely, couples with children cannot start the divorce procedure again without concluding an agreement on custody of the children. At least, this is the ideal-type again written in the rules for starting divorce or divorce proceedings in the courts. Separate legal proceedings for divorce or divorce, child custody and property division are again difficult to achieve. 

The reality of everyday life can project a completely different picture to us, since living with someone else or adultery during the duration of the marriage is not considered bigamy or a relationship with two wives or two husbands, as long as we have not also entered into a marriage with another partner. . The rule can only apply to first registered marriages, or cohabitation registered at the registry office. 

Due to such a defined procedure for divorce and custody of children, it is much easier for those couples who conceived a child when they were not yet living together, or did not decide to marry and live together. No one is forcing them to live together for the sake of the well-being of the conceived child. They also both avoid the general social and professional debate about the impact of their relationship on the well-being of the child. All that remains is an agreement, mostly regarding the financial care of the child and individual visits. And that's only in the case of the financial ability to support a child. 

Of course, joint psycho-social care of the child or shared custody of the child has not yet been established as an obligation for both parents, or the two who conceived the child. I hope, however, that in recent times, which also foresee same-sex parents, it will not become even more complicated regarding the custody of children in the field of biological parentage, or the ownership of the genetic material necessary for the conception of a child.