Fidelity no longer a requirement for marrying couples
Italy is proposing a new bill that removes the word fidelity from marriage contracts. The bill is being sponsored by senators who feel that the promise of fidelity is “cultural legacy from an outdated and antiquated vision of marriage, family and the duties and rights between spouses.”
According to Independent, the senators cited an Italian top court’s previous ruling which said that a judge cannot legally blame the breakdown of a marriage “on the mere failure to observe the duty of fidelity”. A spouse would need proof that infidelity led to the irreconcilable breakdown of the marriage.
The new bill which was proposed to the Senate last year is now being considered by the Judiciary Committee. It also argues that there should be no place in law for legislation against sex, saying fidelity should be thought of in terms of “trust and respect”.
Earlier this year, all references to fidelity and faithfulness were removed from Italy’s Civil Unions bill, which amassed massive backlash from the LGBT community who claimed that the bill did not give them legal parity with heterosexuals.
A recent poll showed that Italy tops infidelity polls with more than one in two men – 55 percent – from Italy admitting to cheating on their partners, along with one in three women.
Infidelity is cited as one of the main causes of divorce and with divorce rates surging drastically around the world, divorce lawyers are in high demand. Thailand recently saw a 27% increase in divorce rates and as such, demand for divorce lawyers in Thailand are skyrocketing.
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