my parents are divorced.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another person. Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or \"de jure\" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a \"de facto\" separation while remaining legally married) or with \"de facto separation\" (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well, my parents didn't divorce, though we kids actually encouraged them to as they were so miserable together"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How does the divorce law work in your country?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "In the US I believe that all the states have no-fault divorce laws, or pretty close to that.  What it boils down to is that either party can initiate or insist on a divorce no matter what the cause of the breach."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In my country - Sweden, divorce law concerns the disslolution of child support, slimony, custody and the division of property"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well, here in the US that as well.  Division of property depends on whether it is a community property state which means roughly 50/50; child support for 0-24; alimony, not so much anymore."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "How does the child support law work? Do parents make long term payment for the child?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Parents make payments based on their income, typically monthly."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Good to hear that. What is Medicare in the US? Is it a national social insurance program?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Medicare is only for those citizens who are 65 and older and who have contributed to the system through their work."}]