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The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857, and St Leonards on Sea

The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 marked the first step towards making divorce much easier, and also protecting the property of women who were divorced, separated or deserted by their husbands. This post tells two stories of the act being invoked, as first encountered in local newspapers. The first was an attempt to get a […]