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| It will be diy divorce from April |
Self divorce or diy divorce, pretty much the same thing and going to get more common come April 1st. Most divorces in England have in some form or other been paid for by you and me, the tax payers of the UK.
In April, no more legal aid for divorce unless you can prove domestic violence or serious abuse. So what are are people seeking a divorce or family law question going to do? Well many will be told to go to the Citizens Advice Bureau or will try and do it themselves. This is going to create chaos in the court system as people flounder about trying to understand the complexities of the legal system.
The media have been extremely slow to publish anything of meaning and the Law Society which represents the interests of solicitors has been criticised for not speaking out against the cuts loudly enough.
The rationale behind the cuts, is pure deficit reduction, arguing that pound for pound, England hS the most expensive
legal aid system in the G20.
Mediation will now be king as couples are herded towards the mediators. However at the same time, the criteria for obtaining legal aid for mediation has been tightened up and many people will simply be unable to afford to attend.
The other problem is going to be that the courts will be clogged up with people wanting contact with their kids, who can't get representation and will try and do it themselves.
The Government need to produce guidance for these types of proceedings in a language that people with basic literacy skills can understand, or there will simply be chaos.
