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Family Law Act 1996 and Family Mediation
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LEYLA HASSAN Family Law Act 1996 and Family Mediation ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PART 1 Family Law Act 1996 The Family Law Act 1996 has four parts and ten schedules. Part I sets out the principles underlying parts II and III of the Act. Part II deals with divorce and separation. Part III deals with legal aid for mediation and the relationship between it and the provision of conventional legal services. Part IV deals with occupation of the family home and domestic violence. Parts I and III of the Act came into force on 21 March 1997, however part III was repealed by the Access to Justice Act 1999 and the provisions governing the way in which public funding for mediation and related legal advice is available are now to be found in the Community Legal Service Scheme. Objectives for Reform The former government stated that it had a number of objectives reforming the law of divorce and...
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