Before any married couple can dissolve their marriage, there are several legal hurdles they must complete. First, they must prove that the marriage has broken down and cannot be saved. The five ...

Decree Nisi is the first stage of a divorce. At the time the Decree Nisi is pronounced, you are still married. Six weeks and one day after pronouncement of Decree Nisi, the petitioner (i.e. the person ...

On my first visit to the US, ages ago, while in the immigration line, a fellow Jamaican behind me asked me, “Bredrin, weh di road deh?” I had no clue and told him so, but asked him why he needed to ...

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I really need your help. I’m an American citizen living in the United States so I’m unable to physically go to the Supreme Court of Jamaica to request my divorce decree absolute. I was married in ...

Justice Evrol Mariette Peters says the three-month interval between a decree nisi and a decree absolute is ‘foundational’ to the structure of divorce proceedings in Malaysia. The High Court has ...