英国推行网上离婚，点击鼠标即可结束婚姻英国推行网上离婚

结婚时人们本以为会白头到老，但离婚时却巴不得分手越快越好。为减轻分手压力，缩短办理离婚手续时间，节省费用，英国开始推行网上离婚，只要点击几下鼠标就可以结束婚姻。

Breaking up is never easy, as Abba sang, but the Ministry of Justice is so pleased with its online divorce pilot that it has launched the scheme nationwide this month.

就像阿巴乐队唱的那样，分手从来都不是件容易的事，但英国司法部对试运行的网上离婚系统很满意，并于本月在全国推广使用。

The latest initiative in the department’s ￡1 billion modernisation programme enables couples splitting up across England and Wales to complete their applications on a website without going to court.

这是该部门推行的10亿英镑（约合86亿元人民币）现代化项目的最新举措，英格兰和威尔士地区要分手的夫妻可以在网上完成离婚申请，不用去法院。

The system allows couples to terminate their marriage for ￡550 and upload official documents online.

准备离异的夫妇花费550英镑（约合4750元人民币）就可以在网上申请离婚并上传正式文件。

Sir James Munby, the judge in charge of the high court’s family division, recently described online divorce as a “triumphant success” and “final proof positive that whatever people think, government can do IT [information technology]”.

英国高等法院家庭法庭大法官詹姆斯-芒比爵士近日形容网上离婚为“

让人欢欣鼓舞的成功

”，并“最终证明，无论人们怎么想，政府都可以应用信息技术来解决”。

Welcoming the change as a means of reducing the stress of parting, the justice minister Lucy Frazer said: “Allowing divorce applications to be made online will help make sure we are best supporting people going through an often difficult and painful time. More people will have the option of moving from paper-based processes to online systems which will cut waste, speed up services which can be safely expedited, and better fit with modern life.”

英国司法部长露西-弗雷泽对这一转变表示欢迎，认为这是减少离婚压力的好办法。她说：“离异是人们走过的一段困难而痛苦的时光。允许人们通过网络提交离婚申请将有助于确保我们尽可能支持他们。更多人选择在网上系统申请而非递交纸质文件也可以减少浪费，加速这一可安全迅速执行的服务，更好地适应现代生活。”