Marital status change not a violation of transsexual’s human rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that requiring a transsexual to change her marital status does not constitute a violation of her rights. In Hämäläinen v. Finland, a panel of judges...
View ArticleIs separating worse than divorce?
Going through a separation is more stressful than getting a divorce, a new survey has suggested. Research carried out by US polling firm Gallup found that people who are separated from their spouse...
View ArticleThe changing landscape of gay marriage in Europe
We have covered the progress of marriage equality rather extensively on the blog. While same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales since the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act...
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Woman loses bid for declaration of marital status
A Nigerian woman has lost her bid for a declaration of marital status after a court ruled that she had never been married in the first place. MO via RO & Anor concerned a couple from the West...
View ArticleStatistics, court profits and more
A week in family law The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been busy this week. Firstly, they have published population estimates by marital status and living arrangements in England and Wales,...
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