Matrimonial Causes Act 1937
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title:
Matrimonial Causes Act 1937
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The Matrimonial Causes Act 1937 is a law on divorce in the United Kingdom. It extended the grounds for divorce, which until then only included adultery, to include unlawful desertion for three years or more, cruelty, and incurable insanity, incest or sodomy. Apart from the Roman Catholic Church, Church of England and its associated Mothers' Union, there was broad support for divorce law liberalisation, as this legislation had not been significantly amended since the passage of the Matrimonial Ca
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrimonial_Causes_Act_1937
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2023-10-20T20:18:43Z
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