Divorce law: Ministers plan overhaul to cut 'antagonism'
Divorce laws in England and Wales are set to be overhauled under government plans seeking to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrimony.
Justice Secretary David Gauke, who has said the system creates "unnecessary antagonism", is to begin a consultation on introducing "no-fault" divorces.
Campaigners said it could be a "landmark moment" for divorce law.
In July, a woman's appeal for divorce was rejected by the Supreme Court due to her husband's refusal to split.
Tini Owens, 68, from Worcestershire, wanted to divorce her husband of 40 years on the grounds she is unhappy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45452146
Now his wives can divorce him if they are unhappy...
Divorce laws in England and Wales are set to be overhauled under government plans seeking to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrimony.
Justice Secretary David Gauke, who has said the system creates "unnecessary antagonism", is to begin a consultation on introducing "no-fault" divorces.
Campaigners said it could be a "landmark moment" for divorce law.
In July, a woman's appeal for divorce was rejected by the Supreme Court due to her husband's refusal to split.
Tini Owens, 68, from Worcestershire, wanted to divorce her husband of 40 years on the grounds she is unhappy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45452146
Now his wives can divorce him if they are unhappy...
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