Information since 1 Jan 2024, 9:29 a.m.
Parliamentary Debates |
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Parents: Separation
17 speeches (7,665 words) Monday 22nd April 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) proper assistance should be given to couples, as the Lord Chancellor said during the passage of the Divorce - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bishop of Derby (Bshp - Bishops) , Dissolution and Separation Act. - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - Notary WCC0023 - Work of the County Court Work of the County Court - Justice Committee Found: Following the enactment of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 and the removal of the need |
Written Answers |
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Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce family court waiting times for domestic abuse victims seeking to divorce abusive partners. Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) In April 2022, the Government implemented the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (“DDSA”) 2020. The DDSA provides a minimum period of 26 weeks to obtain a divorce, and benefits victims of domestic abuse by making it no longer possible for abusive respondents to exercise control by ‘defending’ a divorce and prolonging proceedings. The DDSA did not provide an exemption for domestic abuse victims from the 26-week minimum period because to do so would require a victim to set out allegations, risking further abuse by a perpetrator. The Government is working with the Family Procedure Rule Committee to consider whether a pilot can be established to test a new, fast-track procedure for contested financial cases on divorce under a certain value threshold. The pilot will aim to provide swifter outcomes for litigants, including victims of domestic abuse. |