Divorces obtained from abroad are ‘insignificant number’
Anti-divorce lobby Zwieg Bla Divorzju said today the number of couples whose foreign divorce was recognised by the Maltese courts was on average “just 11 a year”.
In a statement, the movement said this was less than 0.5 per cent of the average 2,400 marriages registered in Malta every year. The statistic was based on divorces recognised between 2000 and 2010.
The Maltese courts recognise all divorces obtained in foreign courts, and Maltese nationals who set up domicile abroad can also obtain their divorce overseas and have it rubber-stamped in Malta.
Zwieg Bla Divorzju added that three from every four of divorces were from foreign spouses.
“It is worrying that the truth of these facts has not been revealed yet,” said Andre Camilleri, the chairperson of Zwieg Bla Divorzju. “Before deciding on divorce, an impact assessment of the decision should be made.”
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Andre statistics of 10 years ago are irrelevant to today's statistics. Playing with statistics risk loosing credibility.
At least give the figures year by year so that one can study the trend.
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The moviment iva ghad-divorzju told us that on average we have 2400 marriages every year. What they failed to tells us how much of these marriages brake up, how manny annulments are registered every year and how many are separated every year.
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My real ip is still kinda blocked, it's ok . I will read only :)
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Was On TV Affari taghna. She was negative from the beginning to the end.
I am thankful that I am not made all of negativity, at least a balance:)
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I think I heard her right.
When asked about such, that those who gets divorce from abroad.
She said cause they can maintain the second family , example they earn example 3000 a month unliike who earn 1000.
That is discrimination. So divorce only for the rich, pathetic person.
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Shouldn’t Andre Camilleri be presenting statistics of the number of people who need a divorce from the Maltese courts?
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And why is this movement discriminating against Maltese divorcees?
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Is he aware that it is impossible to take a census of the number of divorced Maltese abroad whom, thanks the discriminating tactics of his movement , do not feel comfortable living on the island let alone having their divorce registered in a dinosaur state.
Igor P. Shuvalov •
The truth is that the number of overseas divorces recognised locally are on the increase. Figures given in parliament by Austin Gatt recently, show that 47 overseas divorces were recognised last year, which is much and much higher than the average of 11mentioned by the 'No' Movement. And one has to take into consideration that only the few can afford the expences involved in getting a divorce overseas.
