Divorce applications highest in a decade after new quickie divorce law
from The Christian Institute:
Divorce applications have reached the highest number in a decade, following the introduction of the new quickie divorce law.
The Ministry of Justice’s family court quarterly statistics reveal that there were 33,566 applications for divorce, including the dissolution of civil partnerships, between April and June 2022. This was 22 percent higher than last year, and the greatest number since 2012.
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 came into effect on 6 April. Under the new law, couples can divorce in six months without having to give a reason and a spouse cannot contest the decision.
Between January and March 2022, before the new law came into force, there were 30,238 divorce and dissolution applications.
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