Marriage

News / UK and world by Press Association May 17, 2018, 1:16 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Supreme Court justices have been asked to decide whether an 80-year-old businessman and his 68-year-old wife should be allowed to divorce. Tini Owens wants a divorce and says her marriage to Hugh Owens is loveless and unhappy and has broken down. She says he has behaved unreasonably and that she should not reasonably be expected to stay married. But Mr Owens has refused to agree to a divorce and denies Mrs Owens’ allegations about his behaviour. He says they still have a “few years” to enjoy. Five justices are analysing rival legal arguments, which revolve around concepts of “unreasonable” behaviour and “fault”, at a Supreme Court hearing in London. They are not expected to produce a ruling until later in the year. Lawyers say the case could have implications for people in unhappy marriages … [Read more...] about Wife who wants to end 40-year marriage is seeking to change law, court hears

News / UK and world by Press Association May 17, 2018, 11:30 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A woman who says her marriage is “loveless and desperately unhappy” is trying to persuade Supreme Court justices to let her divorce her husband of 40 years. Five justices are analysing Tini Owens’ case at a hearing in London. They are not expected to produce a ruling until later in the year. Lawyers say the case could have implications for unhappily married people. Mrs Owens, 68, has already lost two rounds of her legal battle. In 2016 she failed to persuade a family court judge to allow her to divorce retired 80-year-old businessman Hugh Owens, who does not want to divorce. Last year three appeal judges ruled against her after a Court of Appeal hearing in London. They said Mrs Owens had failed to establish that her marriage had, legally, irretrievably broken down and dismissed her challenge to a ruling by … [Read more...] about Supreme Court hears bid to end 40-year ‘loveless’ marriage

News / UK and world by Press Association May 17, 2018, 9:16 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A woman who says her marriage is “loveless and desperately unhappy” is preparing to ask Supreme Court justices to let her divorce her husband of 40 years. Five justices will analyse Tini Owens’ case at a Supreme Court hearing in London on Thursday. They are not expected to produce a ruling until later in the year. Mrs Owens, who is in her 60s, has already lost two rounds of her legal fight. In 2016 she failed to persuade a family court judge to allow her to divorce retired businessman Hugh Owens – who is in his 70s and does not want to divorce. Last year three appeal judges ruled against her after a Court of Appeal hearing in London. They said Mrs Owens had failed to establish that her marriage had, legally, irretrievably broken down and dismissed her challenge to a ruling by Judge Robin Tolson. One appeal … [Read more...] about Wife in Supreme Court bid to end 40-year marriage