it protects weaker partners during divorce disputes and prevents the so-called "rush to court", i.e. situations where one of the spouses applies for divorce before the other one does in order to ensure that the proceeding is governed by a given law which he or she considers more favourable to his or her own interests; and
kaitseb lahutusmenetluses nõrgemat osapoolt ning väldib abikaasade „võidujooksu kohtusse”, st olukorda, kus üks abikaasadest nõuab abielu lahutamist enne teist, et menetlus toimuks sellise õiguse alusel, mida ta peab oma huvide kaitsmise seisukohast soodsamaks; ning