The Knot Is Eternal in Chile. Hector Tobar.
by Tobar, Hector; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 102Family. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Chile -- Politics and government | Chileans -- Attitudes | Divorce -- Latin America | Divorce -- Law and legislation | Marriage -- AnnulmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Chile is the only country in the Western Hemisphere where divorce remains illegal. As in years past, a bill that would allow couples to divorce is slowly wending its way through the Chilean Congress. The first such proposal was put forward in 1910. All have failed....With divorce illegal, thousands of couples live double lives until death parts them, or else engage in a legal farce to annul their union." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the reasons that divorce remains illegal in Chile and explains the annulment process, which is an alternative for "those with the money to hire attorneys and pay off spouses."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Knot Is Eternal in Chile, Dec. 29, 2003; pp. A1+.
"Chile is the only country in the Western Hemisphere where divorce remains illegal. As in years past, a bill that would allow couples to divorce is slowly wending its way through the Chilean Congress. The first such proposal was put forward in 1910. All have failed....With divorce illegal, thousands of couples live double lives until death parts them, or else engage in a legal farce to annul their union." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the reasons that divorce remains illegal in Chile and explains the annulment process, which is an alternative for "those with the money to hire attorneys and pay off spouses."
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