Unusual ruling by court of appeal in case of 40-year marriage prompts call for parliament to introduce ‘no fault’ divorceA woman says she has been left trapped in a “loveless and desperately unhappy” marriage after senior judges refused to allow her to divorce her husband of 40 years on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. Philip Marshall QC, representing Mrs Owens, said it was “extraordinarily unusual in modern times” for a judge to dismiss a divorce petition. “We cannot interfere with Judge Tolson’s decision [in the family court] and refuse the wife the decree of divorce she sought,” said Munby, who is president of the family division of the high court. The ruling prompted a chorus from divorce lawyers demanding that the law be changed. The reason for that is that the divorce can be achieved in a few months instead of having to wait at least two years.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2017 16:29 UTC