Instead, people would obtain a divorce at a handful of centres, and eventually at a single national processing centre.

Without grounds of unreasonable behaviour, the couple must be separated for five years before she can obtain a divorce.

Under the current system, a couple wishing to obtain a divorce within two years of separating must find fault with one another.

Sometimes citizens travelled to other jurisdictions to obtain a divorce.

She asked him to obtain a divorce if he learned that she was truly wed.