DIVORCE PETITIONS
THE POSITION IN ENGLAND. MAJORITY LODGED BY WOMEN, (United Press Association.) (By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, October 1. (Received Oct. 2, at 6.5 p,m.) The effect of the law which has given .women equality in cause for divorce has been revealed in the latest returns. Out of 780 petitions lodged since the law came into operation, the applications by women exceed those by men by two to one. The average total throughout England is between 4000 and 5000 annually. Outstanding facts in the statistics are that a large majority of divorces follow After 10 years, and more than half the cases are childless.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 9
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104DIVORCE PETITIONS Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 9
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