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Divorce petitions: in with the new, out with co-respondents

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Date:18 JAN 2018
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Tony Roe
Collaborative lawyer & Family law arbitrator

'New divorce form "invites name and shame" of adulterers.' So ran a BBC News strapline on 11 August. This would be a worrying development, running contrary to good practice, the Law Society’s Family Law Protocol and Resolution’s approach. How much truth is there in this claim?

Before answering that question, it might be useful to offer some context, writes Tony Roe.

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