{"id":3471,"date":"2021-08-03T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2021-08-03T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:20:13","slug":"backing-digital-divorce-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/backing-digital-divorce-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Backing Digital Divorce Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our family law experts are welcoming news from the courts that filing for divorce will have to be done online from September.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of September 13, using the digital divorce process will become mandatory for all solicitors, in a bid to speed up the system.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Head of family law, Michaela Evans, said: \u201c<em>We committed to the courts\u2019 online portal some time ago and process all divorces this way. It is much quicker for clients and significantly reduces our paper consumption. We are pleased to hear the system is to become compulsory, as it will drive change among those who refuse to acknowledge the positive impact technology can have on our profession.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are some exemptions from the digital divorce process, namely civil partnerships, judicial separation and nullity, which may still be submitted to the courts in paper form after September 13.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Michaela added: \u201c<em>All centralised attempts to modernise the family law system will ultimately benefit our clients, ensuring divorces can be dealt with more swiftly and efficiently than they are at present. 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