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Divorce And Judicial Separation

Volume 437: debated on Thursday 8 May 1947

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asked the Attorney-General the number of divorce petitions filed for each year since 1914; and the number of judicial separation orders made by the High Court in each year since 1914.

The information for which my hon. Friend asks is contained in the following table:

Divorce Petitions Filed.Decrees for Judicial Separation.
1075191422
1043(2)191537
1255(2)191622
1423191730
2323191837
5085191930
4481192040
2790192146
2388192246
2762192350
2913192434
2973192536
3548192629
4195192739
3954192838
3889192931
4159193025
4309193128
4352193229
4681193334
4727193423
5157193527
5575193622
5750193732
9970193825
8517193922
6915194023
8079194121
11613194231
14887194333
18490194431
24857194543
41708 194639
(1) The figures given relate to petitions for divorce only; they do not include petitions for nullity of marriage.
(2) The figures for these years are of the cases actually set down for trial.