Divorce

Poor Filipinos pay the price for divorce ban

An increasing number of Filipinos are turning to costly annulments to end their marriages due to divorce being illegal in the predominantly Catholic country.

Sri Lanka's bid to end child marriages

The government of the South Asian nation is considering a proposal to change marriage law as there is no minimum age for Muslims to marry under the current law.

Ukraine launches electronic register to force dads to pay child support

Fathers who fail to pay child support will be listed online so women can check a man's credentials before entering a relationship with him. Some 75,000 fathers have been shamed.

India likely to adopt bill to criminalise verbal divorce

While many have welcomed the move, there has also been resistance as some have claimed it is an attempt to demonise the Muslim community.

Indian parliament considers bill to outlaw instant divorce

The move comes after the practice of instant divorce was declared unconstitutional by India's Supreme Court in August. The court voted against the tradition whereby a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying the word "talaq" – divorce – three times.

Britain to launch EU exit process on March 29

The UK Prime Minister will invoke Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, launching two years of negotiations on the terms of divorce and future relations with the remaining 27 EU nations.

Broken unions

Life fleeing from the war in Syria and living in exile in Turkey takes a toll on the marital ties of refugees. While divorces are on rise, many women are stepping up their fight for greater independence.

Depp and Heard reach out-of-court divorce settlement

Amber Heard withdrew her claims that she was subject to physical and mental abuse by Johnny Depp. The couple separated and ended their one-and-half-year marriage.

Heard accuses Depp of physical, emotional abuse

Heard filed for divorce on Monday and on Friday she accused Depp of verbal, emotional and physical abuse in her court filing.