'We're getting the balance right here' New divorce rules to 'end the blame game' would take six months and aim to improve relationships throughout and after separation, says Justice Secretary David Gauke
It follows 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.
He said:"That's what can cause difficultly for the children but also it can cause difficulty for the parents themselves, so anything we can do to reduce that is, I think, incredibly important."
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