Govt now moving quickly on reform of the divorce law. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill has been introduced by Lord Chancellor David Gauke. It is a simple and pragmatic reform – removing the problematic five facts and replacing them with a declaration of irretrievable breakdown and a minimum six month waiting period and with no defence. All proposals are entirely in line with the evidence base from the Finding Fault and No Contest reports and our review of divorce law in similar notification or separation jurisdictions – see http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/findingfault/findings-and-outputs/.
