Women's rights activists in Chile say it is time to legalize divorce. Chille is one of the few countries in world where divorce is still not legal because the influential Catholic Church has alwas strongly opposed it. Currently, couples exercise a judical fiction to separate:if one party declares they gave an in correct address when they got married, the marrige is declared illegal. Some fear poor people will suffer with legalization because they will not be able to afford expensive lawyers. They will probably continue with the current practice.
April 08, 2006
Divorce in Chille
Women's rights activists in Chile say it is time to legalize divorce. Chille is one of the few countries in world where divorce is still not legal because the influential Catholic Church has alwas strongly opposed it. Currently, couples exercise a judical fiction to separate:if one party declares they gave an in correct address when they got married, the marrige is declared illegal. Some fear poor people will suffer with legalization because they will not be able to afford expensive lawyers. They will probably continue with the current practice.
