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Domestic Abuse Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Altmann (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 March 2021. It occurred during Debate on bills on Domestic Abuse Bill.

Moved by

Baroness Altmann

1: Clause 1, page 2, line 3, at end insert—

“(f) unreasonable prevention or threat of prevention of dissolution of a religious Jewish marriage via a religious bill of divorce (a “get”);”

Member’s explanatory statement

This specifically itemises one spouse unreasonably preventing the dissolution of a Jewish religious marriage with a “get” as being within the scope of the Bill by bringing it under the definition of abusive behaviour.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
810 c1318 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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