Image: Shutterstock/wk1003mike Image: Shutterstock/wk1003mike THE CABINET WILL today agree on the wording on what is being proposed to the Irish electorate in the upcoming referendum on divorce, which will see the removal of the four-year minimum living apart period from the Constitution if passed.
If the referendum is passed, the government would introduce primary legislation on the time period before you can get a divorce, rather than having it in the Constitution which must be put to a public vote when changes are proposed. The new proposals would see that reduced to just two years, with the Oireachtas providing the legislation for this.
What about the couple that dont want to live together but cant afford to live apart.
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