The Divorce Podcast

Episode #2: Today’s Divorce laws – fit for purpose? A discussion with David Hodson OBE

June 19, 2018 Kate Daly and David Hodson OBE Season 1 Episode 2
The Divorce Podcast
Episode #2: Today’s Divorce laws – fit for purpose? A discussion with David Hodson OBE
Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss how divorce has changed over the years and how expectations of our new generation clash with the expectations of the past. The case for no-fault divorce. The conceptuality of marriage and divorce. The options for a new way to divorce and what we can learn from other countries. The power of reflection periods. How technology is changing the divorce process. Mediation – the government has invested heavily in promoting mediate, so why hasn’t it taken off? The benefits and downsides of the range of current ways to get divorced.

Please note: this episode was recorded before the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales, and may mention the previous legal system. For accurate information on the legal process of divorce, please visit amicable.co.uk