Good Divorce Week 2025: Are you Embracing the “Resolution Code”?

When is Good Divorce Week 2025 and what is the theme?

Good Divorce Week 2025, is taking place from 10 -14 November 2025, and the theme this year is “The Resolution Code” – a timely reminder of the ethos and practices designed to make the process of separating more constructive, respectful and future-focused. As a result of the growing legal emphasis on Non‐Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR), we are seeing a transformation in the approach towards family law disputes in England & Wales, making the principles of the Code of Practice even more relevant.

Why the theme matters for Good Divorce Week

Good Divorce Week focuses on raising awareness about how separation need not be bitter, wasteful or damaging. 

The theme of the Resolution Code is perfectly aligned: if the process of divorcing and separating is guided by positive values, families can emerge with less damage, better futures and stronger foundations for co-parenting, financial stability, and personal recovery.

The role of Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR)

An important backdrop to this is the increasing push for Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) in family law. NCDR encompasses processes such as collaborative law, mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation.

The changes to the Family Procedure Rules 2023 (effective April 2024) reflect this: there is an expectation that parties in financial remedy and children’s cases consider NCDR at an early stage – proceedings can even be adjourned by the courts to allow NCDR to take place. 

The family courts are overwhelmed at present, and the recent announcement that the London Financial Remedies Courts will be operating reduced sitting days and double-booking cases, only serves to highlight the important role that NCDR plays in resolving family disputes. 

In Summary: Separation need not be destructive

Good Divorce Week 2025 reminds us all to embrace the Code as the framework for better separations. Combined with the growing shift away from litigation towards NCDR, the message is clear: separation need not be destructive and can be dealt with in a way that maintains dignity, lessens damage and creates a positive foundation for the future. 

Thackray Williams supports Good Divorce Week and our legal professionals subscribe to the Resolution Code – where suitable, we always promote early exploration of NCDR, enabling couples to navigate the pressure and stress of separation more amicably, and with less conflict.  

How our Family team can help you

At Thackray Williams, our team of expert divorce lawyers in London, Kent and the South East are highly experienced and in your corner when it comes to divorce or dissolution of civil partnerships.  Our specialist divorce solicitors are here to offer all the expertise and support you will need to get through your divorce and navigate the division of the associated finances successfully and with the most beneficial outcome possible.  Please do get in touch with a member of our Family team on 020 8290 0440.