No blame divorce UK - when does it go into action?

[Ladywit]

Does anyone know when exactly is it that we would be able to use the new legislation to file for divorce? I know it was passed on the 9th of April but when will it become possible to use it?

Nobody knows yet, I'm afraid. The 9th April was only an announcement that legislation will be introduced to Parliament - the law hasn't been changed yet. The Government has said it will do this when Parliamentary time allows. Once a Bill has been drafted, it will need to go through the Commons and the Lords, and may be amended. Only once it completes its Parliamentary journey will it becine law (and, even then, it may not be immediate). So I'd say don't bank on being able to use it within the next year.

Thank you - I do wish they would hurry up with it. The lawyers I’ve spoken with seem oddly evasive about it - I’m guessing it’s bad business for them. I’m not looking forward to applying under ‘unreasonable behaviour’ etc and making things worse for the children than they are already.

With a petition for jnreasknable behaviour, the only people who ever see it are you, your ex, your respective legal advisers, amd the court. No reason for the kids to ever know what it says, unless one of their parents decides to drag them into things and tell them things they shouldn't.

That is what I fear he’s going to do sadly 😔

I'm wondering too, otherwise we wait 2 years which is ok, but I'm hoping the new system will save lots of money to be honest as I just want to be able to fill in forms like you would a business partnership as our financial agreement is none of their business (kids are adults, he's agreed to support me for a set period)

If you can talk to him, could you agree some ‘softer’ examples of UB. Unfortunately that’s how the law works currently. But if you start the process through the gov website it can be quite quick. When I divorced I agreed that he should divorce me, as I instigated the split. It was just paperwork to be honest, only we saw it.

How old are the DC? If they're not old enough to understand the paperwork or be shown the paperwork, you might as well go with the current laws and UB. Who says he won't just make up various reasons on no blame divorce? If he does that, you will have waited and not even avoided what you meant to avoid in the first place.

Just a thought :)

Allows more abusive husbands/ fathers to get away with it and have custody of DC!

Also allows women to not have to justify, and fear reprisals easier escape.

All.slots are booked for brexit for long time!

I hope it is soon ! Where I am ( Australia) we've had it for decades. I got my divorce just by filling in some forms and paying a couple of hundred to the registrar. Three months' later I was divorced - a letter in the mail. Nobody had to give a reason - it's just "breakdown of marriage" and that's it. As it should be.

You mean the under the new legislation?
I know he’s going to want to play dirty whereas I just want a clean cut - which is what I thought the new law would enable.

OP the only thing the report from the consultation said was in the next parliamentary session. This means the next parliamentary year so it should be in the Queen's speech.

You can actually Google the consultation report and read it yourself.

If the Tories end up with a real rightwinger next, you may well see this mothballed.

@MrsBertBibby agreed though judges will be annoyed as all the new law is intending to stop is people having to use blame methods to get divorced and either party using tricks which wastes court time. It doesn't stop the parties using other tactics to delay the divorce.

According to what I have read, you would still have to wait a period of six months after filing before they even proceed. Is this true?