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Response: Change to the Women’s Charter allowing couples to cite mutual agreement as a reason for divorce
May 15th, 2024 | Family and Divorce, News
We are pleased to learn that married couples will be able to divorce on the basis of mutual agreement beginning in July.
This is more than two years after the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act, which introduced this option in Parliament in 2022.
AWARE has long advocated for no-fault divorce, and submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s 2021 public consultation on how to better support children and divorcees while lessening animosity.
We believe that implementing no-fault divorce will help parties to end their marriage in a less-acrimonious way, and help preserve an amicable atmosphere as parents navigate the management of their parenting rights and obligations.