SINGAPORE - Among a raft of new measures passed under the Women's Charter, one in particular has caught the public's attention - the introduction of a new "amicable" divorce option.
Under Divorce by Mutual Agreement of the Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage (DMA), a couple can divorce with less acrimony by accepting joint responsibility instead of having to cite a fault or slug it out in court.
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