SOC271 Lecture 10: Feb. 14- Chapter 5 (Lecture and Textbook)
10 Mar 2017
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Chapter 5- separation and divorce: fragmentation and renewal of families. History of separation and divorce in canada: pre-1968. Prior to 1968, divorce law in canada was largely an extension of english law inherited through colonization: heavily influenced by the church of england (anglican church, marriage as an indissoluble. At-fault divorce (matrimonial causes act 1857: ground for women. Incestuous adultery, sodomy, bigamy, rape, bestiality, adultery coupled with cruelty, and adultery coupled with desertion: grounds for men, adultery, double standard husbands and wives were bound by different standards of behaviour. Prior to 1968 in canada, the availability of divorce was a provincial patchwork some provinces had their own divorce legislation and others did not. The divorce act (1968: lessened the importance of the notion of marital offences and moved predominantly toward a no-fault basis of settlement that abandons the notion of assessment of damages.
