25 August, 2009

‘SMS can be divorce evidence’ --FRENCH RULING

Unfaithful spouses in France beware: Passionate text messages sent to mistresses and lovers can now be used as evidence against you in a divorce. Experts say the ruling by France’s supreme court to accept phone exchanges as legitimate proof of adultery will make it easier for the French to get divorced. Previously, French spouses often had to wait for years to escape a marriage if they could not prove their spouse was misbehaving or mistreating them.
Text messages have long been accepted as official proof in murder and other criminal trials in France, and the new decision extends such practice into family law. E-mails are also accepted as evidence in trials.
Getting a divorce can be a lengthy and painful procedure in France.
Source:- The Times of India 25 August 2009 Page 20 Delhi
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