• Flying Squid
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    946 hours ago

    You used to have to prove adultery in order to get a divorce in New York state.

    Family story time! My great-grandparents wanted to get divorced and were in New York, so my grandfather lay in a bed next to his mother-in-law under the covers and my grandmother took a photo to present to the courts. My great-grandmother apparently never even took off her coat.

    • @gsfraley
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      293 hours ago

      That’s hilarious and somehow wholesome that everyone pitched in to get the separation