This article includes some interesting info about possible changes in family law in 2023. "Family Law" includes divorce as well as Child Arrangements. Some thing sound ok - some not so great.
A positive is the Bill of Rights
"The Bill will continue to give effect to the same rights and freedoms drawn from the European Convention on Human Rights, including the right to respect for private and family life, which is often invoked in family law proceedings."
Except it's a bit vague about what it actually covers
"However, the Bill will change the way in which those rights are interpreted"
For Child Arrangements it says something I find really annoying - it refers to separated parents as a "couple" - and that is the problem with this approach - encouraging parents to sort things out when one of them is a hostile hating person who would do anything to get their own way. And people are no longer a couple but separated parents. Also the bit about a greater emphasis on the wishes of the child. Can it be any greater? That could be concerning unless they do more training on coaching and parental alienation.
"The changes include a greater emphasis upon helping couples resolve their disputes out of court; a more investigative approach by the courts, rather than the current adversarial approach which often exacerbates animosity between the parties; a greater emphasis upon the wishes of the child concerned"
There are also bits about financial claims after death of the respondent and calls to make pre-nuptial agreements binding (also vague).
A positive is the Bill of Rights
"The Bill will continue to give effect to the same rights and freedoms drawn from the European Convention on Human Rights, including the right to respect for private and family life, which is often invoked in family law proceedings."
Except it's a bit vague about what it actually covers
"However, the Bill will change the way in which those rights are interpreted"
For Child Arrangements it says something I find really annoying - it refers to separated parents as a "couple" - and that is the problem with this approach - encouraging parents to sort things out when one of them is a hostile hating person who would do anything to get their own way. And people are no longer a couple but separated parents. Also the bit about a greater emphasis on the wishes of the child. Can it be any greater? That could be concerning unless they do more training on coaching and parental alienation.
"The changes include a greater emphasis upon helping couples resolve their disputes out of court; a more investigative approach by the courts, rather than the current adversarial approach which often exacerbates animosity between the parties; a greater emphasis upon the wishes of the child concerned"
There are also bits about financial claims after death of the respondent and calls to make pre-nuptial agreements binding (also vague).
What to expect in the world of family law in 2023 - Ian Walker
It is impossible to predict what will be the big stories in the world of family law in future, but here's what to expect in the world of family law in 2023.
familylawandmediation.co.uk