MATRIMONIAL COURTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 21 June 1928, Page 2

MATRIMONIAL COURTS

MAKING COUPLES HAPPY

SPECIAL TRIBUNALS SCHEME

Preparations were well advanced when tJie last mail left London lor the presentation in the British Parliament of a Bill providing; for the of courts which will deal exclusively with matrimonial troubles.

It has been generally recognised by prominent social workers for somo time past that much of the Time of police /court magistrates' m London and all over the country is taken up with tiro consideration of desertion and separation cases ,and other instances of martial differences. Very often magistrates are too mush occupied with the general criminal offences to give husbands and wives the sympathetic attention which their cases demand;, and it has been felt that much matrimonial unhappiness could lie avoided if such couples have the ueuetit of separate courts, where expert knowledge and experience could be brougff? to Lear on their difficulties.

Mr. Harry Snell, the Labour member for East Woolwich, has interested himself in the matter, and has been working busily at the scheme which, it is hoped, will result in the establishment of the Courts of Honiestio relations in which these delicate matrimonial problems will receive the special attention they deserve. Curiously enough, sir Snell is a bachelor, but his life work in the field of social reform ha's brought him into close contact wlfif many cases of connubial infelicity. Mr Snell’s idea has received pretty general support, and among many other sympathisers who have communicated with him, expressing approval, arc several magistrates, Mr Cairn‘sj’ the Thames Police Court magistrate, is an ardent supporter the project. ‘'The ordinary police courts often have to deal with petty domestic grievances, niost of which could be smoothed over in. a conversational interview,” is Hr Cairn s

opinion. , «] t i, s problematical whether a for the provision of these courts can. b 0 introducer?" this season/’ said Mr Snell, in the interview. He Haul tin there was strong reason for thmhn < that it will receive general suppoi when it is introduced, however. “There are many details to out,” om.tin.KKl Hr Snell “It «J£ 1,0 that the work can ho <> r '"o " court apart t*m the «r<lm- ‘ business. There undoubtedly is : Won. feeling of rz should he made pnhlic ni i m ns court atmosphere, of crime. fTHf hi W" " • I , 1 . • MMMBiinMISUSBBSBDiSWRMi