While scepticism has been expressed about the feasibility of this in the London area — taking into account the plethora of local authorities, availability of guardians and expert witnesses who have far to travel — the architects of the outline remain adamant that late fixing is possible and will result in earlier final hearing dates. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
While final hearing dates can still be fixed where necessary, the expectation is that in the majority of cases, final hearings will not be fixed until the Issues Resolution Hearing (IRH). (newlawjournal.co.uk)
The court will then schedule a final hearing date when they will review the proposed agreement and grant the divorce, for which only one spouse has to attend this final hearing. (SouthFLAdivorce.com)