Need help with D80D, unsure about A & C signature

Hello all!

I am currently at the stage of applying for a conditional Decree Nisi and I am having what seems to be a small issue I was hoping you could help me clear up.

I am divorcing on the grounds of 2 year separation, my spouse has already responded to the Petition accepting. On D80, at the top of the 3rd (final page) it asks 2 questions and you have to answer both:

1) [ ] I identify the signature appearing in paragraph 10(a) of the Acknowledgement of Service, a copy of which I have attached to this statement and marked ‘A’, as the signature of my [ ] spouse [ ] civil partner, who is the Respondent in these proceedings.

2) [ ] I identify the signature appearing at the foot of the document which I have attached to this statement and marked ‘C’ as the signature of my [ ] spouse [ ] civil partner, who is the Respondent in these proceedings.

For question 1 I am okay. It is clear about what signature/document they are talking about. Question 2 has me confused. Which document are they talking about? The same acknowledgement of service, or something different? If it''s acknowledgement of service, which signature (i.e. in question 1 it specifies 10 (a)) and where? And does this mean I have to mark by each signature "A" and "C"? Until I thought about this more I thought they were just asking to attach the signed Acknowledgement of Service of my spouse and mark it "A", but now I''m terribly confused!

Thanks
Snausages

PS I have also read about having to print how your spouses sig reads i.e. if she signs "C Clark" instead of Claire Clark you must print C Clark yourself? Where?

Arrrrrrgh

Hi there,

If your other half completed the "Acknowledgement of Service form" and sent it back to the Court, you only have to complete the section relating to the document marked A. You can leave the box relating to the document marked C blank.

Regarding your OH''s signature, that would be relevant to the old type of form, where you had to type in the name of your spouse, as they had signed it on the Acknowledgement form.

In the new style form, it only asks you to confirm that the signature on the form is your spouses, and it doesn''t ask you to input what that signature is meant to be (so, in summary, don''t worry about this!!).

Hope this helps.

That is absolutely fantastic peace of mind help, thank you very much. If you would be so kind - do I just mark the AOS in the top corner "A" on the first page, or do I mark "A" specifically next to the sig of my OH in 10)a)?

Thanks again!

Yep. Just mark the AOS with an "A" at the tp of the page. That should be fine.

Thanks once again - much appreciated

It''s next to the signiture, or your not "exhibiting" it, you can add another at the top if you like.