"naively thought 'fault' in divorce"

Don't forget the third group vulnerable after divorce: children
August 9, 2003 Anne Manne is a Melbourne writer.
It was naively thought that once we rid ourselves of "fault" in divorce, civilised adults would briskly bring unhappy marriages to a merciful end, shake hands and begin a new life.
The first fatal flaw in this optimistic view was the financial vulnerability of women after divorce.
The second vulnerability concerns the primary earning spouse, still usually men.
There is a third group vulnerable after divorce. Children.