The UK will reform its family justice system, taking care to avoid "problems" identified with Australia's equivalent laws which British consultants have recommended against.
On Monday the British Ministry of Justice announced plans for a "major overhaul" of family law, designed to "tackle delays, streamline processes and rebuild trust".
Children who are the subject of a custody dispute in Britain currently wait an average of 60 weeks for a decision in a system labelled "rigid" by chairman of a Family Justice Review, David Norgrove.
The reform proposes the introduction of a single family court among a raft of changes to cutback on delays, cost, confusion and a lack of trust as parents try to negotiate custody settlements.
Before the production of the final 225-page Review, authors travelled Down Under to analyse Australia's family law system, finding that the system they initially supported had actually led to delays in resolving such disputes.
Researchers note the "Australian government has recently felt compelled to amend" at least one area of its family law reforms.
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