Poland Plans To Fine People For Failed Marriages

Poland is planning to fine people who get divorced in a bid to cut the spiralling number of failed marriages.

The ruling PiS party unveiled the plan after it was revealed a third of Polish marriages now end in divorce.

They say the fines will be set depending how well off spouses are and could soar into hundreds of thousands of dollars for wealthier citizens.

Divorce in Poland currently costs a few hundred dollars in court fees, a figure ruling MPs say is much too low.

One such MP, Andrzej Symanski, says: "It costs the same to divorce as a good pair of shoes". Hence they want raise divorce fees, making the price dependent on the spouses' earnings and property.

A University sociologist thinks the state is simply looking to cash in on the divorce trend.

"If adults want to get divorced, they will, whatever the costs are. It's more likely to stop people marrying in the first place than anything else", he said.

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