Industry News by Jacob Murray
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Almost 13,000 applications for divorce were filed in the first four weeks after reforms designed to make the process simpler came into force.

The new law removed the need for fault on the part of either party. HMCTS received 2,771 joint and 10,207 sole applications.

The first conditional offers (formerly knows as decree nisi) are due in August and the first final orders (formerly decree absolute) are due in early Autumn.