Bill would ban parents from having sex at home while getting divorce

[ShyGuyInChicago]

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/offbeat/new-divorce-bill-on-beacon-hill-20110516

Bill would ban parents from having sex at home while getting divorce
Updated: Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:54 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 16 May 2011, 6:16 AM EDT

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A new bill on Beacon Hill would ban parents from engaging in sexual relationships within the home until their divorces are final.

Supporters say the bill is meant to prevent domestic violence and shield children while the divorce is underway.

Critics say it takes away parents rights.

In addition to the divorce bill, local lawmakers will also consider a bill this week to reform the state's alimony laws .

The bill would end lifetime alimony payments in most cases and cap how much one spouse is ordered to pay the other.

The state's current law does not contain any duration limits for alimony.

Most states have done away with lifetime alimony.

I am not a legal expert but I think that this is unconstitutional

[Infidelitas]

How are you supposed to patrol that?

[Perseus]

How does that protect children?

[Infidelitas]

Well they obviously dont want a divorce if they are having sex during their divorce

[Spook]

This thread doesn't make sense to me.

Aurora is right. ???????

[Nihilus]

Weird and I would say that violates the constitution and the Bill of Rights (right to privacy.......).

[CaptainObvious]

"The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation."

A wonderful quote that sums up the state of affairs with regard to regulating sex in Canada, and ought to be adhered to as strictly in America as it is up North.

[User Deleted]

Well for decency sake it would be nice if people did that anyways. But it shouldn't be made into a law. The only way to patrol that is some sort of test or search and has already been said that seriously violates your rights of privacy.

As for CaptinOlbvous's quote "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation." Well, where do you sleep, change, get away when stressed, it just seems that would be difficult to me.

[CaptainObvious]

As for CaptinOlbvous's quote "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation." Well, where do you sleep, change, get away when stressed, it just seems that would be difficult to me.

I don't think you understand the point of the quote: that what happens between consenting adults in private is no business of the state.

[User Deleted]

I don't think you understand the point of the quote: that what happens between consenting adults in private is no business of the state.

Oh, sorry I misread that, but I got a 521 on my sba reading score, advanced... shame on me for not paying more attention :P I thought it was saying to get rid of bedrooms, now I see it says the states shouldn't be allowed "in the bedroom" Guess I have to read more carefully from now on :lol:

[Ambrosia]

This is what you do...

Put a police officer in the parents bedrooms!

Even though, if I was a lonely wife getting a divorce, that police officer would be looking mighty fine...

[Letthebridgesburn]

I understand the point about privacy... but if you're a kid whose parents are getting a divorce, that alone is a tough thing with which to deal. Adding the fact that your parents are sleeping together implies that the situation goes deeper psychologically and that the parents will be together again, and then probably not together again, so on and so forth. Furthur, if the aforementioned scenario does not run, then the child will probably be raised with the parent with custody convincing the other parent is something similar to evil (though this occurs in regular divorces anyhow). Allowing the parents to become reattatched to one another in this way just complicates the relationship and could psychologically injure the child.