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1,026 applications for divorce since 2011
Over 300 applications for divorce presented every year since introduction of law
17 February 2014, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
A total of 1,026 applications for divorce were presented to the Maltese courts since the divorce law came into force in 2011.
The information, presented in parliament in reply to a question from Nationalist MP Carm Mifsud Bonnici, saw 222 applications for divorce by legally separated couples in 2011, doubling to 442 in 2012, and falling to 339 in 2013.
868 of these cases have been decided. 37 cases for divorce were presented in the Gozitan courts, one of which was from a couple that was still married. The rest were from spouses undergoing separation proceedings. 31 divorce cases were decided.
Divorce applications after separation
|
Year |
Applications |
Decisions |
Pending |
|
2011 |
222 |
217 |
5 |
|
2012 |
442 |
427 |
15 |
|
2013 |
339 |
224 |
115 |
|
2014 January |
23 |
NIL |
23 |
Divorce applications for couples not separated and therefore entering into 'mediation stage'
Year
Mediation stage
Decisions
Pending
2011
7
7
NIL
2012
16
16
NIL
2013
13
9
4
2014 January
2
1
1
Divorce proceedings after failure of mediation
Year
Proceedings after mediation
Decisions
Pending
2011
NIL
NIL
NIL
2012
NIL
NIL
NIL
2013
4
NIL
4
2014 January
NIL
NIL
NIL
Paul Sammut •
It's too early to confirm a meaningful trend for divorce proceedings as several of those filing for divorce would have done so ages ago if divorce was available prior to 2011.Such aspect may easily inflate data.
