MORE DIVORCES
NEW ACT IN BRITAIN ' LONDON, April 13 Sir Boyd Merriman, President of the Divorce Division, said to-day that th<> effect of tho Matrimonial Causes Act was just being felt. Since January 1. 1938, the petitions had been almost double- those for the corresponding period of 1937, and there was no sign of any abatement. The Courts had dealt with nearly 2000 cases during the term.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23019, 22 April 1938, Page 10
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67MORE DIVORCES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23019, 22 April 1938, Page 10
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