| Journal Call no. | K8.O53 |
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| Author | Rwezaura, Bart. |
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| Article Title | Recent developments in the divorce law of Hong Kong : towards minimal adjudication and consensual divorce / Bart Rwezaura. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong law journal ; v.26, pt.1, 1996, p.81-103. |
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| Abstract | In May 1995 the Hong Kong legislature enacted four major changes in the law of divorce. As in previous years, these reforms were perceded by a period of nearly three years of review and public consultation. The changes are shown. The law governing a wife's domicile has also been amended to grant a married woman independent domicile but only for purposes of divorce under Part III of the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (MCO). The facts of behaviour and adultery have been retained. This paper considers the changes and tries to relate them to the efforts made in the early 1970s to provide a divorce law that is relevant to the contemporary social needs and expectations of Hong Kong. |
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