Category: Divorce

On 6th April 2022, the law was changed to remove “blame” from divorce proceedings.  Getting divorced has been made easier and hopefully less contentious, but obtaining a Final Order (previously a Decree Absolute),  should not be the end of the story.  Few people realise that until a final financial order is made, financial claims remain […]

Getting divorced has been made easier, but obtaining a Final Order (previously a Decree Absolute),  should not be the end of the story.  Few people realise that until a final financial order is made, financial claims remain open, even after a Final Order is made in divorce proceedings. In the case of Wyatt v Vince, […]

The new no fault divorce process comes into effect on 6th April 2022.  Under the new process the parties will simply say that the marriage has irretrievably broken down and, except in limited circumstances, the court will accept that statement and after a period of time, the marriage will be dissolved. The FRC Efficiency Notice […]

The Law Society have welcomed the government plans to reform the divorce process to remove the concept of fault.  Many legal professionals feel current divorce law is out of date, particularly following the 2018 Owens v Owens case. The Ministry of Justice issued a consultation on its plans in September 2018.  The consultation closed in […]

Following on from our previous blog, the 7th January was dubbed as Divorce Day. “Divorce Day” is a term used by lawyers and law firms to typically describe the time of year when they receive a surge of new enquiries from couples about divorce. According to data analysed by divorce support service Amicable, more than […]

As practising Family Solicitors looking at the trends over the years there appears to be a spike following summer vacation and the Christmas break. Looking further into this, it appears that troubled couples may see the holidays as a time to perhaps soothe relationships and address underlying issues by being away from their usual daily […]

The supreme court ruling in the Owens case means parliament must return to the legal reform that was fumbled a generation ago. Divorce is contested in less than 1% of all cases, and even here a decree is normally quickly granted. In 2016 there were only 17 hearings where a couple went to court to […]