Escaping the labyrinth

If you are a regular reader of any newspaper, you would be forgiven for thinking that getting a divorce is easy. London is often said to be the ‘divorce capital of the world’. This reputation has been earned due to the perceived generosity of England and Wales in providing financially for the less well off spouse when dividing capital and awarding income.

A previous International Family Law Report examined approaches to spousal maintenance internationally. This report provides analysis of divorce law in England and Wales and of the current state of play around the world.

It looks at where the law in England and Wales sits internationally and examines how and in what ways other jurisdictions have adapted their divorce laws to reflect societal changes, how (and by whom) decisions are made about whether a divorce should go ahead elsewhere in the world, as well as considering reform in England and Wales.