London, Apr 9 (PTI) Outdated divorce law is causing needlessly painful and destructive breakups and exacerbating conflict between couples in the UK, according to the first major study of divorce law in 30 years. They are examined the court files of 300 routine or undefended divorce cases and 100 files where the divorce was contested. They also surveyed 2,000 adults in England and Wales and 1,000 divorced adults about their attitudes to the current law on divorce and civil partnership dissolution and views on law reform. In practice most couples are having cite unreasonable behaviour to gain a divorce, and stretch the truth so their reasons are lawful. We need a law that helps families look forward rather than back," said Liz Trinder from University of Exeter.

Source: India Today April 09, 2017 08:03 UTC