The Six-Week Cure - 99% Invisible
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In the mid-1900s, people flocked to Reno, Nevada — not for frontier gold or loose slots, but to get out of bad marriages.  The city became known as the “Divorce Capital of the World.” For much of modern history, it has been relatively easy to get married, and extremely difficult to get divorced — and

For much of modern history, it has been relatively easy to get married, and extremely difficult to get divorced

…except in Reno where you could become a citizen of Reno for six months, get divorced, and then move back to your home state which had to recognize the divorce.

*It’s primarily a podcast btw.

  • mateomauiEnglish
    17·
    6 months ago

    Married in Vegas, divorced in Reno.

    Makes sense.