Divorce Law in Scotland: Not Entirely without Fault: LV v IV, X v Y and Douglas v Douglas
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DOI | 10.3366/elr.2019.0551 |
Published date | 01 May 2019 |
Date | 01 May 2019 |
Pages | 236-242 |
Divorce law is currently on the family law reform agenda in England and Wales. The combined impact of a major research report,
According to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973,
The current campaign for divorce reform in England and Wales has focused specifically on the issue of “fault” and, in that context, there are interesting comparisons between the jurisdictions. Structurally, both systems are based on the same model which, behind an apparently neutral mantra of “irretrievable breakdown”, relies on a combination of fault (i.e. adultery, desertion
Against that background, three recent Scottish judgments have been published, in each of which divorce was...
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