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Whatever happened to Tini Owens?

Wife who fought the last defended divorce gains no benefit from new law

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Joshua Rozenberg
Apr 06, 2022
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Tini Owens wanted to divorce her husband Hugh. He wanted to remain married. Her case was the first defended divorce to be heard in the UK’s final court of appeal. It was also the last.

Tini Owens

The Supreme Court ruled against her in July 2018. In my book Enemies of the People?, I explain why the court agreed to hear her appeal and why the justices dismi…

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