SANTIAGO, Chile — Two months ago, Chile became the last country in the Western Hemisphere to legalize divorce. Everyone predicted an avalanche of divorce petitions, but it hasn’t worked out ...

On Thursday, a 48-year-old woman became the first person in Chile's history to file for divorce, starting a new era for Chile, a Roman Catholic country that was the last in South America to make ...

Chile has become one of the last countries in the world to grant married couples the right to divorce. The law which makes divorce legal was introduced in April but only comes into effect on Thursday.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Chile is one of the few countries in the world without divorce, but it has now moved closer to legalising it after a disputed ...

Eventually divorce cases in Chile will be handled by a family tribunal but that will not start operating until the end of 2005. Prompting change. While there is great interest in how the new law will ...

Chile, which until last week was one of three countries that forbade divorce, has finally reversed that policy. Now only Malta and the Philippines are left. Stay up to date with notifications from ...

A bill legalising divorce in Chile was signed into law yesterday by President Ricardo Lagos. The law will go into effect in six months' time to give judges time to study it and for courts to be ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Esther Sumaster is a mother of two and can barely talk about her marriage because it pains her so much. She has been separated for ...