Hartnell Chanot: Divorce/Family Law Solicitors Exeter, Devon

Shouting at your wife could be banned in France

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 15:00

Married couples could be arrested and charged for insulting each other under a new law in France banning ‘psychological violence’.

The proposed legislation, being put forward by the prime minister, Francois Fillon, would punish partners who ‘overstep the mark’ during verbal spats in the home and would apply to married and cohabiting couples.

It is aimed at protecting victims of abuse in the home and is expected to cover every kind of slur from repeated rude remarks about a partner’s appearance, false allegations of infidelity and threats of physical violence.

Mr Fillon said: "It's an important move forward as the creation of this offence will let us tackle the most insidious situations, the ones that leave no physical scars but which still injure the victims inside."

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