The biggest overhaul of divorce law in 50 years is set to herald a rush to separate, as so-called “no fault” legislation comes into effect today. But experts warn the financial fate of divorced women remains perilous.
Designed to make the process simpler and less traumatic for couples splitting up, the new rules remove the need for one or both parties to have committed adultery, deserted, behaved unreasonably towards, or been separated for several years before a divorce is granted.
