1st Edition
A History of Divorce Law Reform in England from the Victorian to Interwar Years
By Henry Kha
Copyright 2021
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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The book explores the rise of civil divorce in Victorian England, the subsequent operation of a fault system of divorce based solely on the ground of adultery, and the eventual piecemeal repeal of the Victorian-era divorce law during the Interwar years. The legal history of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 is at the heart of the book. The Act had a transformative impact on English law and society... Read more
1 Introduction
2 The Tripartite Divorce System
3 The Enactment of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857
4 Divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857
5 The Divorce Courts
6 Divorce Law Reform in the Early Twentieth Century
7 Quo Vadis? The Road to Divorce
Biography
Henry Kha is Lecturer in Law at Macquarie University.
