Good Divorce Week: Free Initial Appointment

• Published date: 02 December 2020
• Subject Matter: Family and Matrimonial, Family Law, Divorce
• Law Firm: Butcher & Barlow
• Author: Butcher & Barlow

Resolution is a community of over 6,500 family justice professionals, including solicitors, legal executives, barristers, financial planners and family mediators, who work with families and individuals to resolve any family issues in a constructive way. It was founded in 1982 by a group of family lawyers who believed that a non-confrontational approach to family issues would create better outcomes for separating parties and in particular, for their children.

Every year, Resolution promotes a policy issue that is close to the heart of their family justice professionals in order to raise awareness of the work that they do. This year, they are promoting their Code of Practice, which concentrates on a constructive approach to family issues and considers the needs of the whole family, in particular, the best interests of the children involved. This is at the centre of Good Divorce Week, which begins on 30^th November 2020.

The idea behindGood Divorce Week is to demonstrate to parties the idea that even though separating can be hard, there are ways to make it easier on the parties and the children - of having a 'good divorce'. This can be difficult if the parties cannot move past the reasons for the separation. Resolution has long been concerned that the current system of divorce encourages conflict, which is why is has campaigned for 'no fault' divorce to be more widely available.

Resolution have continuously campaigned over the years for a no-fault divorce and this year, Good Divorce Week comes at a time where the no-fault divorce bill is nearing...