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Divorce Process Explained
Requirements for using our divorce services
- You have been married for at least one year.
- One of you is either resident or domiciled in England and Wales.
What ground should I use?
- 2 years separation by consent
- Have to have been separated for 2 years and both parties agree to
the divorce.
- 5 years separation (no consent)
- Have to have been separated for 5 years , you do not
require your spouses consent. If you do not know where
they are, you can still divorce them.
- Adultery - Your spouse has had sexual
intercourse with someone else during the marriage and you
have not lived together for more than 6 months since
finding out about it.
- Unreasonable behaviour - Your spouse has
behaved in a way that you feel it has causes the marriage
to break down.
- Desertion - Your spouse left you for no
reason more than 2 years ago and there has been no reconciliation.
What happens next?
- A petition is filed at court setting out the ground for
the divorce with the court fee.
- The court then send a copy of the petition to your
spouse with an acknowledgment form for them to complete
and return to the court.
- The court will then send a copy of the form to you.
You can then apply for the Decree Nisi (the first
decree).
- The court will issue a certificate telling you when the
Decree Nisi will be pronounced in court
- 6 weeks after the Decree Nisi you can then apply to make
the Decree Nisi Absolute (the final decree).
- The whole process takes about 3-4 months to conclude.
How can you help me?
- We can either provide all the paperwork, and letters etc
for you to undertake the divorce yourself with our support
or
- We can manage the whole process for you from start to
finish with our managed services.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need
advice on your situation and/or which service we feel
would be suitable for you.
Mon to Fri 9:30 to 5pm
Advice is Free & Confidential
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Information on this page is current and last updated: 12/03/2008
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