AMICABLE divorce is the goal of a new network of solicitors joining the Relate Quality Partnership.

Dent, Raven and Marsdens of Towngate, Leyland has become part of this alliance and is committed to this new, less hostile approach to solving matrimonial disputes.

The partnership formed on June 3, will come into its own when reforms to the Family Law Act come into effect, giving couples a year to reflect or reconsider their decision before proceeding with divorce.

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