Man divorces wife of 45 years over cats she kept

Judge rules retiree cannot be expected to live with his wife as the cats created a nuisance

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A retiree divorced his wife of 45 years because of the cats she kept, one of which had urinated on his face.

A district judge ordered the marriage dissolved after hearing both sides and, despite the wife's objections, ruled that the man, who is now 70 years old, cannot reasonably be expected to live with his wife after she developed an obsession with cats.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 01, 2020, with the headline Man divorces wife of 45 years over cats she kept. Subscribe