Divorce and Dissolution
Last year, Theresa May’s government introduced the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill to reform the process for obtaining a divorce in England & Wales. The main purpose of the bill was to remove the need for divorcing spouses to provide evidence of “fault”. The Government reintroduced the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill in the Queen’s…
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On 31 December 2019, opposite sex couples in England and Wales were finally allowed to enter into civil partnerships as an alternative to marriage. This change in the law follows a ruling in June 2018 by the Supreme Court that the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. That…
There are many different types of lawyer that can advise on your family law matter in England & Wales. Some categories of lawyer are regulated by professional bodies and carry mandatory levels of indemnity insurance. Other lawyers are unregulated and may be limited in the kind of legal support they can offer. Only regulated lawyers…
Delays in the courts of England & Wales continue to mount, as shown in the latest quarterly statistics published by the Ministry of Justice on 27 June 2019. The average time from petition to Decree Nisi was 33 weeks, and Decree Absolute was 59 weeks, – up 6 and 8 weeks respectively compared to the…
The Government has published the new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill which seeks to modernise some of the terminology used in divorce cases. You can read more about the Bill and the move to no-fault divorce in our previous blog. Current Term or Phrase New Term or Phrase Petition Application Petitioner Applicant Decree Nisi Conditional…
The Government has introduced a Bill to reform the process for obtaining a divorce in England & Wales. The purpose of these changes is to remove the requirement to prove that a marriage has broken down irretrievably. In future, either spouse will be able to end a marriage without evidence of fault. In this country…
There has been a great deal of coverage in the media recently about the government’s announcement that it is proposing divorce law shifts to a “no fault” divorce system. There is a perception that “quickie divorces” have now been introduced, but that is not the case. The divorce regime remains unchanged at the current time….
The UK Office for National Statistics releases annual reports on divorce numbers and facts. The latest release from September 2018 covers divorces granted in 2017. Each year, we take a look at the numbers to draw out interesting or unexpected facts about modern divorces in England & Wales. Millennials are half as likely to be…
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