Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996

The article focuses on the divorce reform in England. In 1996, the Family Law Act was passed by the Parliament in England, which is cited as Family Law Act, 1996. Unfortunately, after it was passed, there have been problems concerning its enforcement. Thus, the Government decided to postpone the enf...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Norliah, Abdul Hak, Nora
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2009
Subjects:	K Law (General) KD England and Wales
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spelling	iium-62882011-11-21T19:59:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6288/ Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996 Ibrahim, Norliah Abdul Hak, Nora K Law (General) KD England and Wales The article focuses on the divorce reform in England. In 1996, the Family Law Act was passed by the Parliament in England, which is cited as Family Law Act, 1996. Unfortunately, after it was passed, there have been problems concerning its enforcement. Thus, the Government decided to postpone the enforcement of some parts of the Act. Generally, the suspension involves the law concerning the ground of divorce and mediation. However, it is felt that it is significant to deliberate on the Act although its position is still uncertain, as it has a lot of strengths and goodness in upholding the institution of family. Under the Act, mediation is introduced because is has many advantages such as it resolves disputes amicably and it can reduce backlog of cases in the court. It is hoped that the discussion in this article highlights the goodness of the divorce reform that took place in England to Malaysia. In Malaysia, the current Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 has been enacted since 1976. Perhaps, we may learn from England in introducing a new piece of family law Act to the non-Muslims and to introduce mediation as an alternative means in resolving family disputes. International Islamic University Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6288/1/Divorce_Reform_and_Family_Mediation_in_England.pdf Ibrahim, Norliah and Abdul Hak, Nora (2009) Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996. IIUM Law Journal, 17 (2). pp. 247-269. ISSN 0128-2530 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/129-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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description	The article focuses on the divorce reform in England. In 1996, the Family Law Act was passed by the Parliament in England, which is cited as Family Law Act, 1996. Unfortunately, after it was passed, there have been problems concerning its enforcement. Thus, the Government decided to postpone the enforcement of some parts of the Act. Generally, the suspension involves the law concerning the ground of divorce and mediation. However, it is felt that it is significant to deliberate on the Act although its position is still uncertain, as it has a lot of strengths and goodness in upholding the institution of family. Under the Act, mediation is introduced because is has many advantages such as it resolves disputes amicably and it can reduce backlog of cases in the court. It is hoped that the discussion in this article highlights the goodness of the divorce reform that took place in England to Malaysia. In Malaysia, the current Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 has been enacted since 1976. Perhaps, we may learn from England in introducing a new piece of family law Act to the non-Muslims and to introduce mediation as an alternative means in resolving family disputes.
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title	Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996
title_short	Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996
title_full	Divorce reform and family mediation in England: an overview of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act, 1996
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publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
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