Bill Would End Waiting Period To Get Remarried After Divorce

Wisconsinites who get divorced would no longer have to wait six months to get remarried in a measure that awaits committee approval. The Assembly’s Family Law panel held a public hearing on the bill from Delafield Republican Cindy Duchow. Wisconsin is one of only six states that has a “cooling off” period following a divorce. The six-month wait comes after a four-month period to complete divorce proceedings in court. Duchow says it all discriminates against those who want to get on with their lives. She says people understand their feelings better than anyone else. But the head of Wisconsin Family Action, Julaine Appling, told the panel that the waiting period gives divorcees time to reflect on their decisions, instead of rushing into another marriage.