Divorce law reforms to end 'blame game'

Mr Gauke told BBC News:"Frankly, we are not going to keep marriages together by having a divorce process that just makes it more acrimonious [and} tries to apportion blame in such a way that the couple are likely to have a weaker, poorer relationship subsequently than they would otherwise do."The changes follow the Supreme Court's rejection of a woman's appeal for divorce after her husband refused to agree a split.

The new rules will include a minimum timeframe of six months from petition stage to decree absolute - the legal document that ends a marriage. Why has it happened? Because the current fault-based divorce system is now seen by many to exacerbate the stress and tension of an already highly stressful time.

Under the current system, parents who need to continue to work together in their children's best interests can struggle to overcome feelings of hostility and bitterness caused by the use of the"fault" simply to satisfy a legal process. Mr Gauke said overhauling divorce law could help prevent conflict between parents, which in turn risk damaging their children's futures.

Divorce lawyer Zahra Pabani, family partner at Shakespeare Martineau, welcomed the announcement and called on the government to help move family law"into the 21st Century".

will mean courts are full of divorce applications and everything else gets put on hold probably

About time.

Sociological impact of: fewer people getting married vs. easier to divorce? ⚖

Re: interview on tv just now. People with specifically Christian agenda can no longer impose their views on a multicultural and predominately secular society. Do more to make both partners go to counselling/mediation - but don't obstruct an inevitable outcome.

but it was her fault

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