It Is Just Good Business: The Case for Supporting Reform in Divorce Court

Founding Executive Director, IAALS
September 12, 2012
This article examines the ways in which familial distress surrounding separation and divorce can affect individual employee productivity and negatively impact a business' bottom line.
Justice Kourlis suggests that businesses have a stake in finding a better approach to family separation. It behooves businesses to become involved in supporting efforts to improve the process—both as a matter of community service and because it can impact their bottom line.
This article further outlines some improvements that are being implemented or considered in various jurisdictions.
- Divorce does not just impact the parties and their children. It also impacts the work productivity of the individuals involved.
- The population of individuals seeking court involvement in child custody issues has changed, and new processes must be developed to address their needs.
- There are new ideas about how to restructure the divorce process in ways that could benefit both the individuals and their employers.