Separation and Divorce Before 1968 there was no federal law concerning divorce. Therefore, in that following year the Federal Government passed the Divorce Act. This Act outlined a specific fault grounds for divorce and different waiting periods for separated couples; it also recognized a 3-year separation or marriage breakdown as a new ground for divorce. In 1985, the Parliament passed the Divorce Act, which came into effect on June 1, 1986. Because with industrialization many young people move away …showed first 75 words of 339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 339 total…in 10 families headed by women are poor compared to one in 10 led by men. Single mothers are over 5 times more likely to be poor than families with two parents. In a way, the Government is already helping single mothers with welfare and benefits they can get because of there very low income. I think it is good that the government funds some of its money to this trend only because they have children to feed.