Part II of the Family Law Act 1996 states that anyone who wishes to apply for a divorce must attend an information meeting, where they will receive information on a variety of issues which may assist them in the decisions they need to make regarding their relationship. Issues covered are, for example, the availability of marriage counselling, mediation, the use of solicitors, the welfare of children and the division of financial assets.

When the Act was passed, Parliament recognised that this aspect of the Act would need to be fully piloted and assessed before implementation could be considered. A research study on the pilots was carried out by the Centre for Family Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and their research findings from the final evaluation of the pilots are set out below.

	Full Report
	Summary Report
	Key Findings [21kb]
	Press Notice

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