The Overhaul of Family Law: Will there be a fairer end to relationships?

About this episode

The episode discusses the UK Government's initiative to overhaul the family justice system and its implications for modern families.

At the end of March, the UK Government launched an initiative to overhaul the family justice system. Why? The law hasn’t kept pace with the realities of modern families, the Government says, leaving many without rights and facing financial hardship. So what does this initiative aim to do? Former president of the family division, Sir Andrew McFarlane explains that its goal is to move away from adversarial hearings to focus on the child and make way for a fairer end to relationships. He and the broadcaster, commentator and family mediator, Joanna Gosling, join us on this week's episode to help us predict the future of family law. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast. Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn. Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton. Associate Producers: Lulu Goad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn

Guests: Sir Andrew McFarlane, Joanna Gosling

Topics covered

• family law
• justice system
• UK Government
• child welfare
• relationship dissolution

Keywords

• family law
• UK Government
• justice system
• Sir Andrew McFarlane
• Joanna Gosling
• child welfare
• relationship fairness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Government, Law and Disorder, Podot, Acast

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