Policy Document

Law amending the Marriage Law and the Children Act (Act 485 of 21 May 2014)

Year

2014

Country

Denmark

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Divorce

Main implications

This law grants divorce entitlements if the spouse has engaged in intentional violence or has sexually assaulted either a spouse, children of the spouse, close relatives of the children, or other children.

Benefits & Requirements

Does this law grant the right to unilateral divorce?

Yes

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Lovtidende A: Lov om ændring af lov om ægteskabs indgåelse og opløsning og børneloven (Simpel vold og seksuelle overgreb som skilsmissegrund m.v.); Ministeriet for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale Forhold; Journalnummer 2013-1219

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx

Author

Lene Tølbøll
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Aalborg University

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Act amending the Act on Registered Partnership (Law 360 of 2 June 1999)" (Information provided by Lene Tølbøll). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].