Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics released today show the number of the population of England and Wales aged 16 and over who were married in 2017 (51.0%) has remained broadly unchanged since 2010, but has reduced slightly since 2002 (54.8%). So, fewer people are getting …
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Divorce and ‘unreasonable behaviour’
Big decision in Family Law from the Supreme Court today involving Mrs. Tini Owens, Mr Hugh Owens and Resolution. What’s it about? The interpretation of section 1(2)(b) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, which is basically about the behaviour of one party towards another and the effect that behaviour …
Grounds for Divorce
The group Elbow sang back in 2008 that they were working on a cocktail called grounds for divorce. Not much has changed since then. Our law is old(ish) – 1973. There is one ground for divorce (irretrievable breakdown of marriage) but you have to go on and state a reason from one of five …