We asked the experts.
Under previous legislation, which had been in place for nearly 50 years, couples who applied for divorce –that is, a legal dissolution of their marriage – had to cite at least one of the following factors as the cause of their marital breakdown: unreasonable behaviour; adultery; five years of separation without consent; two years of separation with consent or desertion.
which amounts to an average of 600 applications per day – substantially higher than last year's average of just over 2,000 weekly applications.to find out everything you need to know about no fault divorces.What was the previous law around divorces? “The whole process usually takes around four-to-six months, although typically people hold off applying for decree absolute until there is a financial order.
"Energies need to be spent shoring themselves up emotionally and getting the support they need to deal with this enormous change in their lives, and on focus on the finances and children – the practical and emotional consequences of divorce .
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