Leading lawyers call for quicker ‘no-fault’ divorces
Independent: Britain’s medieval fault-based divorce system must be reformed so that couples are free to end their marriage without having to blame each other for the break-up, an overwhelming majority of lawyers have told the Government.
The call for a change to a law which has its origins in the matrimonial disputes of Henry VIII is supported by senior judges who share concerns that the rules create an acrimonious divorce culture.
Three out of four of Britain’s top 100 divorce lawyers said they want ministers to revisit the controversial subject of “no fault” divorces proposed by John Major’s government in 1996.