The Ministry of Justice has launched a 12 week consultation to introduce No fault divorce as quickly as possible.
Gone will be the need to allege fault and spouses will be stripped of their right to defend a divorce.
It is considered archaic to have to blame the other party in order to obtain a divorce. It causes all sorts of psychological issues with children and can tear apart extended families. Solicitors have to explain to their clients that in order to get a divorce (unless you have lived apart for 2 years and you both consent), you have to find a reason. When the reasons are filed at court, the other party can naturally get very upset and it makes the whole process unnecessarily painful. Newbold Solicitors will update you when the law is changed to make a divorce easier and quicker to obtain and less expensive.
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