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President issues 17th View as to the link between divorce and financial proceedings

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Published on: 16 May 2017

Published by a LexisNexis Family expert

Table of contents

Original news
Why is the separation of the divorce and financial proceedings necessary?
What steps have been taken to de-link divorce and financial proceedings?
Will the separation of divorce and financial proceedings be delayed until 'no-fault' divorce is introduced?
What stage has the on-line divorce project reached?
Will there be changes to the court structure?
What are the next steps?
Does the 17th View refer to any other issues?

Article summary

Family analysis: The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has published his 17th View from the President’s Chambers setting out where we are and what needs to be done to de-link divorce from financial proceedings.

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