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Notes On Presentation/Complex Topic (Darcey (Divorce moved from church to…
Notes On Presentation/Complex Topic
Chelsi
Wants career and independent life
Was separated before divorce
Divorced from Peter
Only took 2 years to divorce as both agreed
Wants to cohabitate before next marriage
Darcey
Divorce moved from church to state
Only divorce court was based in London
Husband cheated
Public court so no privacy
Divorce was stigmatised
Women have to prove bigamy or incest to get divorced
Men only have to prove adultery
Francis Power Cobbe wrote pamphlet called "Wife Torture"
Jaz
stigma of "what rape is" is slowly changing after MeToo movement
rape definition was "damaging another man's property
1991 marital rape act
1991 law supported marital rape victim but stigma still prevented reporting
empty shell marriage for sake of children
to avoid receiving benefit or taking from society
emotional cost of this higher than divorce
society paying for counselling ect.
Amara
Empty shell marriage before husband left
Can get divorced due to desertion after 2 years
Family was not a unit as father was not good role model for children
Can remarry someone who respects family unit
Judy
Able to get legal aid as a working class woman
filing for divorce as husband drinks and gambles
Children suffer as a result of father
Husband verbally and emotionally abusive
Change in attitude of divorce and the working class
court hearings are private so feels less shame
Dominiqe