Divorce rates in China have risen significantly because ‘couples are spending too much time together at home’ during self-isolation. Lu Shijun, manager of a marriage registry in Dazhou, Sichuan Province of south-western China, has witnessed the alarming array of divorce requests first hand. “Over 300 couples have scheduled appointments to get a divorce since February…
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No-Fault Divorces Planned In Major Reform To 'Archaic' Law
By Catherine
No-fault divorces would be introduced under a planned shake-up of the ‘archaic’ law governing the end of marriages, the Justice Secretary has announced. The need for couples to separate or allege ‘fault’ would be taken away under a proposed change unveiled by Lord Chancellor David Gauke. Spouses would also be stripped of any right to…