NO FAULT DIVORCE - DO I HAVE TO HAVE A REASON TO DIVORCE?

Sep 10 | 2018
Divorce laws in England and Wales are set to be overhauled under government plans seeking to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrimony. This will be the biggest shake up to Family laws in 50 years. With the campaign for no fault divorce gathering momentum and  making front page news in The Times on Saturday 8th September 2018. The current system means  a person seeking a divorce has to provide their marriage has irretrievably broken down by proving their spouse partner has committed adultery, behaved unreasonably, deserted them for two years, lived apart for two years with their consent or you have lived apart for 5 years. This can cause acrimony or a period where your live is in limbo . The Owens case featuring in the news means a wife has to remain married until 2020  as the court didn’t accept she had sufficient grounds to proceed with her unreasonable behaviour  divorce petition which was defended by her husband. Under the current law without a spouses consent the only way to get divorced is to live apart for 5 years. The ministry of justice will seek to end the right of spouses to contest a divorce and consult on how long the parties need to wait before being entitled to one. Read the full story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45452146 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-days/2018-09-08/news/fault-based-divorce-to-be-scrapped-in-family-law-overhaul-k5l9t96cx  
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