The file consists of correspondence, papers and press cuttings relating to marriage and divorce, notably the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1950, the activities of the National Marriage Guidance Council and the Marriage Law Reform Society, and the proceedings of the Royal Commission on Marriage and Divorce, 1951-1955.

The file comprises materials similar to those in file L1/2, and relating mainly to the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1950, the activities of the Marriage Law Reform Society, the Royal Commission on Marriage and Divorce, 1951-1955, the Matrimonial Causes and Reconciliation Bill, 1963, and the work of the Law Society on the grounds for divorce in the 1990s. The file also includes a small quantity of correspondence on these matters.