Family Law – Looking Ahead to 2021
We hope 2021 heralds a better year for us all.
In terms of Family Law, our co-founder Samantha Woodham was asked by Today’s Family Lawyer for her predictions for 2021. As Samantha says:
“The pandemic has been a tough year for everyone. But in Family Justice, it has shone a light on the need for root and branch review of the way we take couples through the process of divorce. With the recent publication of the Family Solutions Group report, and the Family Justice Board’s statement, it is clear that the Court and Government is looking to move away from adversarial family litigation to a problem solving approach, helping separating couples work together to resolve their family issues, rather than against each other. This will tie in very much with the implementation of the no-fault divorce legislation in Autumn 2021, which will enable couples to petition for divorce jointly, and take blame out of that process…
This very much chimes with what we have long been advocating for at The Divorce Surgery. As the only regulated service in England and Wales which enables couples to share a lawyer on divorce, we believe that the default position should be for couples to navigate divorce together, reducing conflict and saving time and costs. I believe 2021 will represent a further shift away from the ‘War of the Roses’ approach to divorce, and develop our understanding that this is not the breaking up of a family, but rather re-shaping it in a way that is kind, dignified and respectful for all.”
Do click here to see the full article with great insights from Elaine Richardson, Maria Coster, Sarah Jane Lenihan, Victoria Moffat and Rachel Joyce.
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Published content by The Divorce Surgery Editorial Team.
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