High Court to hear that obtaining a divorce is ‘too easy’
from The Christian Institute:
A man who was divorced by his wife is set to tell the High Court that England’s vaguely worded divorce laws make it too “easy” to obtain a divorce.
Charles Ayeh-Kumi was divorced two years ago on the grounds of ‘unreasonable behaviour’, because he “worked too much and never went on holiday”.
He will also tell the High Court that the no-fault divorce law passed in June, and expected to come into force in Autumn 2021, should be repealed. Under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, couples can divorce within six months without having to give a reason.
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Mr Ayeh-Kumi’s lawyers will argue that the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 contravenes basic rule of law principles, the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights.
He said: “The quickest way to get a divorce is to cite unreasonable behaviour, something that isn’t defined by the current law. It is left down to the discretion of judges entirely, and that lack of a definition isn’t right.”
A judge will consider the case in a virtual hearing tomorrow.
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