I have been away from blogging for a while - apologies if you have missed me.
Picking up from an October post regarding a ‘no fault divorce’ proposal that was put froward by the Conservative MP - Richard Bacon, it seems as though this is gaining some momentum. The bill is to receive it’s second reading at the end of January.
Resolution chair Jo Edwards commented:
”We are pleased to see Richard Bacon's bill having a second reading. If MPs are serious about reducing family conflict and the trauma that can be caused by divorce, I would urge them to support the bill as a welcome step towards removing the requirement of fault from divorce.
The article - that is covered in full in Family Law week - details the published research by Resolution (YouGov June 2015) that shows that the fault based nature of divorce in England and Wales has driven 27% of divorcing couples to make false allegations in court. This relates to data on those divorcing within two years of a marriage breakdown.
The research also highlighted that 52% of divorce petitions were fault-based, alleging either unreasonable behaviour or adultery.
It will be interesting to see how the discussions on the proposals go when MP's debate it on 22nd January 2016.
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