Civil marriage can end before three years lapse, court rules

Civil marriages are conducted at the AG's offices or before the County Commissioner’s offices. [iStockphoto]

Couples who get married at the Attorney General’s office can now divorce before their third anniversary if the union collapses.

This is after the Court of Appeal declared as unconstitutional Section 66(1) of the Marriage Act that prevented couples married through a civil process from going their separate ways before three years have lapsed.