Recent Research in the UK has found that “The court system is becoming more and more clogged with litigants who are fighting over emotional issues which the courts cannot police.” With 45% of marriages ending in divorce, family breakdown is big business. The legal aid bill of £151m quoted in the article is the tip of the iceberg: the divorce market is worth up to £4bn to the legal profession. The National Audit Office identified a potential saving of £74m if family mediation were better used. …[Read More…..]