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Splitting Up: Canadians Get Divorced

Having concrete proof of adultery was once the only way to get a divorce in Canada. That meant a detective's photograph of a cheating husband. Or witnesses in a dirty motel room. Then in 1968, a new divorce law gave couples trapped in bad marriages an easy way out. The law started a divorce trend that continues to this day, in a time when it's so simple to break the knot, you can even do it online.

 
The Shady Lady will help you get a divorce

 
Getting divorced becomes easier in Canada

 
Middle-aged and divorced in 1969

 The Shady Lady will help you get a divorce

June Callwood interviews a woman who — for a pretty penny — will fabricate an adultery scene. (TV; runs 5:22)

 Getting divorced becomes easier in Canada

People rush to file their papers on the day a new divorce law passes. (TV; runs 1:06)

 Middle-aged and divorced in 1969

The nasty plight of a divorcée after 17 years of marriage. (Radio; runs 6:20)

 
Don't get married for love, says divorce expert

 
Custody laws discriminate against fathers

 
To have and to hold a marriage contract

 Don't get married for love, says divorce expert

Love is at the root of all unhappy marriages. (Radio; runs 6:21)

 Custody laws discriminate against fathers

An Alberta fathers' rights group wants more kids to live with their dads. (Radio; runs 6:03)

 To have and to hold a marriage contract

Canadian spouses divvy up their assets on paper while the marriage is still working. (TV; runs 4:41)

 
Alimony agony

 
Do-it-yourself divorce

 
 Alimony agony

Zofia Moge's husband refuses to continue paying spousal support 19 years after separation. (TV; runs 3:10)

 Do-it-yourself divorce

Divorce kits make it easier and cheaper to get a divorce in New Brunswick. (TV; runs 1:04)

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