Couples free to divorce if their love dies, court rules

The civil process did not allow couples to divorce before the end of three years (Photo: iStock)

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 elapsed.