title: Act No. 223, amending the Marriage and Divorce Act, 22 April 1987.
abstract: This Law amends the Marriage and Divorce Act of Denmark to provide that a spouse has the right to obtain a divorce when the other spouse deliberately has committed serious violence toward the first spouse or the children.
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime; D003718:Denmark; D019049:Developed Countries; D004243:Divorce; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005060:Europe; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012940:Social Problems
keywords: Crime; Denmark; Developed Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; Domestic Violence; Europe; Legislation; Northern Europe; Nuptiality; Scandinavia; Social Problems