Former prime minister Mirek Topolánek officially divorced

Head of the Civic Democrats and former prime minister Mirek Topolánek was officially divorced from his ex-wife Pavla Patáková by a Prague court on Monday. The two former spouses came to a mutual divorce agreement. Mr. Topolánek told journalists that the divorce had taken place in a civil and dignified manner and that the two were able to agree on everything from property to custody questions. The couple has three children; the youngest son is seven years old. Mr. Topolánek announced his divorce last year before Christmas. He had been living with his new partner, the deputy chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies Lucie Talmanová, since 2007.