Namibia’s family law took a new turn on 3 June.The Dissolution of Marriages Act of 2024 came into effect, abolishing the old fault-based system and establishing a single reason for ending a civil marriage: irretrievable breakdown. A spouse no longer needs to prove adultery, cruelty, malicious desertion, mental illness or habitual criminality to be released […] The post Divorce Reform: Balancing Legal Dignity, Family Value and the Sanctity of Marriage appeared first on The Namibian .