DEBATE: Should the government scrap plans to impose an extra 20-week delay on divorces? DEBATE: Should government scrap plans for a 20-week delay on divorces? Should the government scrap plans to impose an extra 20-week delay on divorces? YES, says Emily Brand, a partner at Boodle Hatfield. The government’s reason for introducing the new 20-week delay appears to be to ensure that couples have a period to “reflect on the decision to divorce”, “change course”, or “agree arrangements for the [...]
