Divorce law to be totally scrapped: Justice Minister

• Says new Bill will authorize court to give a ruling on divorce cases without lengthy trials, if it is proved that the marriage is broken beyond reestablishment
• New Bill ‘no fault divorce’ in the offing  
• The bill includes provisions to serve notices through electronic means such as Email and WhatsApp

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera

“The government is planning to totally scrap the divorce law and introduce a new law named ‘no fault divorce’,” Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday.  

He told Parliament that the draft bill on the ‘no fault divorce’ has already been completed. 

The Minister said the new Bill will authorize the court to give a ruling on divorce cases without lengthy trials, if it is proved that the marriage is broken beyond reestablishment.  

He also said the new Reciprocal Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements Bill will also allow the judgements delivered in foreign courts on divorce cases to be accepted in Sri Lankan courts.  

The Minister said the Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill which was passed yesterday included provisions to serve notices through electronic means such as Email and WhatsApp.