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In "The Parent Trap" (1961), the plot hinges on the two parents amicably divorcing about 14 years prior. Yet, no-fault divorce would not exist for almost a decade. Did couples amicably divorce at this time? And, would this plot point have been scandalous to moviegoers at the time?

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In "The Parent Trap" (1961), the plot hinges on the two parents amicably divorcing about 14 years prior. Yet, no-fault divorce would not exist for almost a decade. Did couples amicably divorce at this time? And, would this plot point have been scandalous to moviegoers at the time?	2413