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Paraguayan Senator Seeks Postponement for 'Express Divorce' Bill
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Paraguayan Senator Seeks Postponement for 'Express Divorce' Bill

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Paraguayan Senator Lilian Samaniego announced she will request a postponement of the "express divorce" bill she is promoting.
  • The bill aims to expedite divorce proceedings for couples who mutually agree to dissolve their marriage, making the process more accessible, especially for those with limited financial resources.
  • The Senate's Legislation Commission requested more time to review the bill, with indications that modifications will be proposed, although other commissions have already given favorable opinions.

Senator Lilian Samaniego has announced her intention to request a postponement of the "express divorce" bill she champions, citing the need for further review by the Senate's Legislation Commission. The bill, designed to streamline the process for couples seeking a divorce by mutual agreement, has already received favorable opinions with modifications from the Commissions on Equity and Gender, and on Children and Adolescents.

It seeks to give that freedom that human beings need once they have decided to end the bond.

— Lilian SamaniegoExplaining the purpose of the 'express divorce' bill.

Samaniego confirmed that the Legislation Commission has requested additional time to analyze the project and propose amendments. She expressed confidence that this commission will also issue a favorable opinion, albeit with modifications. The core objective of the proposed legislation is to grant individuals the freedom to end a marriage quickly once they have decided to part ways, particularly addressing the financial barriers many face.

The senator emphasized that a key goal of the "express divorce" law is to ensure that individuals with limited financial means can access legal separation. She highlighted that many people have informed her of their inability to divorce legally due to the prohibitive costs associated with the entire process. The bill seeks to eliminate judicial fees and significantly shorten the timeline for divorce proceedings.

The objective of the law is also to allow people of limited economic resources to access divorce, because on several occasions several people have told me that they could not separate legally due to lack of resources.

— Lilian SamaniegoHighlighting the bill's aim to make divorce more accessible for low-income individuals.

According to Samaniego, the revised process would require mutual consent before a judge. The judge would then be mandated to convene a hearing within a maximum of 60 days, followed by a declaration from both parties. The final divorce decree could then be issued in less than 15 days after this declaration, drastically reducing the time currently required for such legal separations.

The judge must convene within a maximum of 60 days and there must be a declaration from both, and then in less than 15 days have the result.

— Lilian SamaniegoDetailing the proposed timeline for the express divorce process.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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