Divorce now instant’
YN.Z PA. -Reuter—Copyright) i STOCKHOLM, February 2. ‘ The Government today pre- ’ sented a bill to Parliament < providing for instant divorce < for all except those with < small children. < Couples would be eligible « for immediate divorce with- < out needing to state any« reason. « Parents of small children < would have to wait for six « months before a divorce were < granted, compared to the ” present interval of one year.« The State Secretary (Carl Lidbom) presenting the bill, « also outlined legislation to < make marriage less cumber- « some, cutting the waiting time « for obtaining a licence. Fewer than 40,000 marri-| ages were performed in Sweden in 1971 — a fall of ? 20,000 in five years.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33141, 3 February 1973, Page 7
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111Divorce now instant’ Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33141, 3 February 1973, Page 7
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