No fault divorce, a change in the law which has been campaigned for by many family lawyers for many years, now seems firmly on the horizon.
Currently, unless one person has committed adultery, or they have lived apart for a period of at least 2 years AND they consent to a divorce on that ground, then the most common way forward is for one person to list the other person’s “faults” to prove that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. This can often raise temperatures in what is already a difficult and emotional time for the couple and is no help at all when there are children involved and sensible discussions need to take place so that both parents can co- parent in the future.
So the Lord Chancellor has consulted and Resolution (The Association of Family Lawyers) has lobbied and it does look like no fault divorce is a government priority – let’s hope is does not get side- lined with all the other weighty issues that are keeping government occupied at present!
Watch this space!
