SPEEDY HEARING OF DIVORCE PETITIONS
London, May 25. British authorities are speeding divorces for members of the forces about to go overseas. At Leeds divorce court yesterday Mr .Justice Oliver heard the divorce petitions of 22 servicemen and two servicewomen which were put down for the Leeds summer assizes in July. His Honour *aid the petitioners would Dossibly not be available in July The 24 cases lasted two hours—the average time tor hearing a case
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 27 May 1944, Page 5
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75SPEEDY HEARING OF DIVORCE PETITIONS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 27 May 1944, Page 5
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