Woman seeks to end 39-year marriage in Valentine's Day court appeal

A 65-year-old lady who needs to separate her better half of about 40 years is organizing an "exceptionally strange" Valentine's Day court battle.

Tini Owens has neglected to influence a family court judge to enable her to separate spouse, Hugh Owens, 78.

Judge Robin Tolson, who hears cases in Oxford, declined to allow Mrs Owens' separation request of in a decision made a year ago. Presently she needs court of offer judges to topple that choice. Three interest judges are dissecting the case at a hearing in London.

An attorney speaking to Tini Owens told the interest court on Tuesday the "larger part" of separations were undefended in 21st century England. Philip Marshall QC included: "It is phenomenally surprising in present day times for a court to expel a request of for divorce."Appeal judges were told the couple had hitched in 1978 and had lived close Worcester. Marshall said Tini Owens' case was that her significant other had acted absurdly and that the marriage had hopelessly separated. Hugh Owens differ and denied charges made against him.

He was against separate and said despite everything they had a "couple of years" to appreciate, Marshall told offer judges. Judge Tolson had ruled against Tini Owens, presuming that her assertions were "of the kind not out of the ordinary in marriage" and declined to concede her appeal.

Marshall said Tolson had neglected to make "appropriate discoveries of truth" and contended that his decision ought to be toppled. He demonstrated that the couple were together required in business wanders and claimed property in Britain and Holland.