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The Law and Divorce in Canada
Abernathy, Thomas J., Jr.; Arcus, Margaret E.
Family Coordinator, 26, 4, 409-13, Oct 77
Divorce rates in North America have increased sharply during the last century. Though this fact may best be understood as the result of many factors, one of them is the law. This paper provides a brief history of Canadian divorce laws and their relationship to divorce rates. (Author)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Divorce, History, Laws, Legislation, Marital Instability, Marriage, Social Change, Statistical Data
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