What is Divorce Insurance?
Thanks to Martin Bamford of Informed Choice IFAs for this blog post on how private “Before the event” insurance might become the answer for the latest massive Legal Aid cuts announced by the government yesterday.
Legal aid is about to be withdrawn for most family law cases, except in the case of domestic violence or forced marriages. Legal aid will still be available to fund mediation costs.
It is not yet clear how these proposals will pan out.
What Will Legal Aid Cuts Mean?
What happens to a party whose spouse or partner has the means to go through the court process and chooses to shun mediation? Will the non-funded partner be left to fend for themselves, unrepresented? Or will there be subsequent changes to the costs rules compelling the party with funds to pay for both parties?
As the BBC report linked to above says, the level of debate is currently rather muted. Some commentators have expressed concerns that these proposals may well be passed with an inadequate level of debate at best, and, at worst, no debate.
What are your views on the cuts, or the idea of private insurance?
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