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The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (c. 11) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends existing laws relating to divorce to allow for no-fault divorce in England and Wales.
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2019-21 was introduced to Parliament in January 2020 by the Conservative government. [12] The bill was a response to the Supreme Court case of Owens v Owens , [ 13 ] which stated in its conclusion that Parliament may wish to consider replacing the current divorce law. [ 14 ]
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A legal challenge to the five facts was brought to the Supreme Court in Owens v Owens by a woman who was denied a contested divorce petition due to failure to prove one of the five facts. The court expressed considerable sympathy but found against her. Parliament reformed the procedure with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.
No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.
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