What Is True of Canadian Divorces and Remarriages

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is true of Canadian divorces and remarriages?

• A) Most divorces, excluding those in Quebec, end in remarriage.
• B) There are no negative consequences on family members.
• C) The minority of people who remarry expect their new relationship to last for the remainder of their lives.
• D) From the time of Confederation until 1968, impotence was the only grounds for divorce in most of Canada.
• E) In 1985, the Divorce Act was amended again to include "living separately for no less than three years" as legitimate grounds for divorce.

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