Divorce Set To Become Easier in Taiwan With Civil Code Change

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Taiwan’s Cabinet has approved changes to the Civil Code that could make it easier and cheaper to get a divorce. The changes expand the grounds for divorce and place limits on alimony.

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00:00If you're living in Taiwan, it may soon be easier and cheaper to get a divorce.

00:06Taiwan's cabinet has approved changes to the civil code that add new grounds for divorce.

00:11The changes allow either party to file for divorce if the couple has lived separately

00:16for three years within a five-year period.

00:19The new law would also limit alimony to two years until either party remarries or passes

00:27away.

00:28The drafted bills still need to be passed by the legislature before becoming law.

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