World Divorce News

After Monday’s overwhelming vote in favor of finally allowing couples to end their marriages in the heavily Catholic island nation of Malta, people don’t have to travel abroad anymore just to file for divorce. Malta was the only European Union nation without the divorce legislation prior to Monday’s vote.  Malta’s president George Abela is expected […]

According to the National Statistics Agency Istat, Italy’s divorce rate is increasing.

According to statistics released by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, divorces in the Middle Kingdom climbed a whopping 10.3% in 2009 over 2008. Statistics for 2010 have yet to be released. According to experts, the driving force behind the alarming increase is one word:selfishness.    They claim that children born after China’s 1979 family […]

October 6, 2010 Those who believe that skyrocketing divorce rates are a “western world” phenomenon need look no further than Malaysia to shatter that view, because divorce rates in that country have increased a whopping 105% over the past 8 years.  As reported by the New Straits Times, the surprising statistic comes via researcher John Emmanuel […]

As reported by The Times of India, Indian lawmakers are debating whether to change the country’s Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 and Special Marriage Act of 1954, and allow spouses to cite “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” as grounds for divorce. Currently, there are three ways that spouses in India can apply for and be granted a […]

After making its first Canadian appearance recently in Halifax , it’s now making its Italian debut in Milan.  No, we aren’t talking about Justin Bieber or the H1N1 disease. We’re talking about a divorce fair! Heralded by the London Telegraph as “the first [event] of its kind in the Catholic country,” Milan’s divorce fair on May 8-9 offered attendees everything they […]

May 13, 2010 MILAN — Fooling around doesn’t pay. Especially when you’re a political leader caught up in a scandalous, public divorce and need a way to cover up certain affairs. That’s what Silvio Berlusconi is learning this week. The Italian premier gave up his €78 million villa (or about $105 million U.S.) to his estranged […]

This passed weekend, 12-year old Sally al-Sahabi was granted a divorce from her 26-year old husband. According to reports from Kyrgyzstan News.Net, Sally’s lawyer told reporters that the only reason the divorce was granted was because al-Sahabi’s husband requested it.  When she was only 10-years old, and after only a week of marriage, the then pseudonymed child […]

For decades, thousands of foreigners in Ireland have opted to get married in the familiar confines of their home embassy. And for decades, that was perfectly fine. Just not since 2007. That’s because, according to the Irish Government, couples tying the knot in an Irish-based embassy over the past few years aren’t married at all. […]

February 4, 2010 A 12-year old Saudi girl recently withdrew her petition to divorce her 80-year old husband, the Huffington Post has reported. The young girl’s mother, who is separated from her husband, made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission asking them to help end the marriage. The 12-year old stated that, “I agree […]