explanarions for increase in divorce (changes in the law)

Question 1

what were the three types of changes in law that made it easier for women to obtain a divorce

Answer 1

equalising the grounds
widening the grounds
making divorce cheaper

Question 2

what happened after the grounds were equalised for men and women

Answer 2

there was a sharp rise in the number of divorce petitions from women

Question 3

what happened after widening the grounds

Answer 3

it made divorce easier to obtain and produced. a doubling of the divorce rate almost overnight

Question 4

what act lowered the cost of divorce

Answer 4

legal aid for divorces 1989

Question 5

definition of desertion

Answer 5

when one partner leaves the other but the couple remain legally married

Question 6

empty shell marriage definition

Answer 6

the couple continue to live in the same house but remained married in name only

Question 7

definition of legal separation

Answer 7

the court separates the financial and legal affairs of the couple. they remain married and are not free to re-marry