Absolutely, a simple and accessible divorce process is essential to protecting a woman’s safety and right to divorce. But there’s no such thing as a “no questions asked” divorce - it’s still a legal proceeding under which the division of debt, assets, parental responsibility, and support must be addressed. An uncontested divorce is as close as it comes to a no questions asked divorce, and basically that’s just where both parties have agreed to all of those things in advance, and are not looking for adjudication. And that’s different than the question of a fault/no fault divorce, which is what we’re really talking about here. Nobody should be denied a divorce because they have to prove “fault” of the other party, and certainly in the states that do require the proof of fault, domestic violence should count for that.
Don’t forget, the divorce process protects women just as much as men; without some judicial involvement or at least the potential of that, many women would be (and have been) left unsupported, and burdened with the full responsibility of child care.
