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– What are the main changes that have been brought on by the latest FPR rules?
– Why is this such an important shift in approach?
– What benefits do you expect these new rules to bring to divorcing couples? And to the judicial system?
The new Family Procedure Rules (Amendment 2) took effect in April 2024 in England and Wales. These changes are focused on promoting non-court dispute resolution, or NCDR. The new rules define NCDR as “methods of resolving a dispute other than through the court process, including but not limited to mediation, arbitration, evaluation by neutral third party (such as a private Financial Dispute Resolution process) and collaborative law.” To help us understand what these changes are exactly, and what they mean in practice for divorcing couples, I have invited Liza Gatrell and Matthew Taylor, Family Solicitors at Stowe Family Law.