Thursday, 3 November 2011

Clearing the divorce backlog

Press Release
November 2, 2011 - The Ministry of Justice wishes to report that an average of 200 divorces are filed monthly which has created a backlog in the court system. At the present time Puisine Judges have to grant the decree nisi and decree absolute.
To reduce the backlog, the Ministry of Justice, will be submitted to the Cabinet and subsequently the House of Parliament, a proposal to amend the law to allow for the Master in Chambers to grant the decree nisi and allow the decree absolute to be granted by the Puisine Judge.

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