Furthermore, under the Code on the Person and the Family, adultery was no longer an absolute ground of divorce, and either spouse could put forward adultery as a ground for divorce.

After a brief reconciliation, Durfee again filed for divorce, this time while in Paris, in December 1924.

Like a doomed marriage, it is better to have rules for the inevitable divorce that make separation less costly to both sides.

In 1929, Lugosi took his place in Hollywood society and scandal when he married wealthy San Francisco widow Beatrice Weeks, but she filed for divorce four months later.

The Committee is concerned about the practice of encouraging conciliation among spouses that apply for divorce, with the aim of protecting family unity, which could be detrimental to women who are victims of domestic violence and other forms of abuse.

Family law also gives the same rights and responsibilities to women as well as men for the duration of the marriage, as well as in case of its termination, whether this happened due to divorce or death.