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Discussion on DIY divorce services as an alternative to using a solicitor. How much does it cost? How long does it take? What if we can't agree?

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Settlement agreement Hi I need a little advice please, I have so far conducted a diy divorce and currently have a Decree Nisi agreement. My other half has agreed that I am going ... 26 Mar 13, by Vat Latest 27 Mar 13 by dukey 1 2	Replies:7 :986	Latest by dukey 27 Mar 13
Consent Order Online - Advice Sought I have initiated financial proceedings on my STBX. I think that having seen what lays ahead for her/us, she is now more receptive to the idea of agreeing a con ... 27 Mar 13, by Sysyphus Latest 27 Mar 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :333	Latest by dukey 27 Mar 13
Statement of Case HI, I wondered if someone could help with the Statement of Case section of the D8 form, part 6. I have put together some words which fit out situation, but I''v ... 22 Mar 13, by BillyNee Latest 22 Mar 13 by BillyNee	Replies:5 :473	Latest by BillyNee 22 Mar 13
how to proceed with no acknowledgement of service I have started proceedings but my husband refuses to sign the papers, the court told me to go with deemed service. He lives in spain but i sent him the papers a ... 13 Mar 13, by pepelopez Latest 13 Mar 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :398	Latest by dukey 13 Mar 13
DIY Will mid divorce I don''t really want to spend money getting a will written until my divorce is full. I basically just want to leave everything I have to my kids. We had joint w ... 10 Mar 13, by musicforthemasses Latest 11 Mar 13 by musicforthemasses	Replies:4 :389	Latest by musicforthemasses 11 Mar 13
Answers to questionnaire I am the applicant and I have received my spouse''s questionnaire. I am ready to send my answers now, but do I also need to include a statement of truth? If so, ... 04 Mar 13, by PleaseLetMeGo2013 Latest 04 Mar 13 by PleaseLetMeGo2013	Replies:2 :371	Latest by PleaseLetMeGo2013 04 Mar 13
Aplication for Decree Rejected??? Hi all, this is my first post and i really really need some urgent help. I thought I was ok and doing well with all this form filling and recently subm ... 23 Jan 13, by benjamin.hayes Latest 02 Mar 13 by benjamin.hayes	Replies:2 :419	Latest by benjamin.hayes 02 Mar 13
D37 ARRIVED IN THE POST Hi Guys Looks like I''m done! Much to my shock D37 Decree Absolute arrived in the post yesterday morning. Decree Nisi was only issued 6-weeks and 4-day ... 02 Mar 13, by EGGBOX Latest 02 Mar 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :1026	Latest by dukey 02 Mar 13
D11 wording info re discontinuing proceedings My local 5+yrs separation App for D-nisi has halted until I get 12yr old proceedings discontinued - I didn''t realise they still counted as live when I started ... 28 Feb 13, by Piscesnine Latest 28 Feb 13 by Piscesnine	Replies:2 :368	Latest by Piscesnine 28 Feb 13
Judge`s query re: living together while separated I am handling my own divorce Petition and applied for divorce under 2 years mutual separation in October. I was hoping to be at Decree Nisi stage by no ... 21 Feb 13, by retep69 Latest 21 Feb 13 by retep69 1 2	Replies:8 :931	Latest by retep69 21 Feb 13
Self repping list of proceedures were to start ? The last time I used a solicitor to start events and he didn''t open letters, I paid a bailiff to present them to him. If I self rep is registered post good ... 12 Feb 13, by willow33	Replies:0 :547
First Appointment questionnaire I am the respondent in the divorce, we have not been able to reach a financial agreement so I have applied for a Financial Order and we have a First Appointment ... 10 Feb 13, by PleaseLetMeGo2013 Latest 11 Feb 13 by NoWhereToTurnl	Replies:3 :737	Latest by NoWhereToTurnl 11 Feb 13
Court order is not being followed!! Hi all, A quick question, does anyone know if a judge can sign on behalf of my ex husband, I am going back to court as he is refusing to sign the deeds of p ... 09 Feb 13, by salski79 Latest 09 Feb 13 by confused 101	Replies:1 :440	Latest by confused 101 09 Feb 13
Wikivorce telephone line Can anyone tell me if the telephone line can tell me if I can ask specific questions re stbx form e. Or advise me what I can ask for in way of evidence ... 28 Jan 13, by butterfly crossing Latest 05 Feb 13 by butterfly crossing 1 2	Replies:7 :1070	Latest by butterfly crossing 05 Feb 13
D8 Form Part 7 Step Parent Help Needes First of all I apologise if this has already been discussed but I couldn''t find anything in the search. Long story short, my wife and I are divorcing ... 04 Feb 13, by elcowardo Latest 04 Feb 13 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :424	Latest by rubytuesday 04 Feb 13
Unreasonable behaviour? Hi all, I don''t know if I have posted in the correct forum but I''d like an idea if these are enough for grounds of divorce? Does it matter t ... 28 Jan 13, by Reharding Latest 28 Jan 13 by newleaf	Replies:1 :368	Latest by newleaf 28 Jan 13
Problems filling in petition:location of marriage Hello, hope someone can help. My ex and I are getting amicably divorced after 2+ of separation. We are not disagreeing over finances so have not appointed ... 19 Jan 13, by Mkat Latest 28 Jan 13 by Mkat	Replies:1 :399	Latest by Mkat 28 Jan 13
DIY questions I am the respondent in an uncontested amicable divorce. We completed all the papers by ourself so far, with some (free) advice and lots of research ... 27 Jan 13, by planforfuture Latest 27 Jan 13 by dukey	Replies:2 :433	Latest by dukey 27 Jan 13
amending the petition Hi Please can anyone help. I''ve started diy divorce proceedings based on 2 years separation. I thought stbx was in agreement but apparently not! Can I a ... 27 Jan 13, by viking107 Latest 27 Jan 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :400	Latest by dukey 27 Jan 13
No case reference number for D36 Hi Can anyone please help, I was granted a decree Nisi in 2009 and really want to finalise my divorce. Iv sent off the D36 to the court however I didnt have a c ... 26 Jan 13, by lifeinoz Latest 27 Jan 13 by dukey	Replies:3 :437	Latest by dukey 27 Jan 13
Incomplete Acknowledgement of Service (Adultery) I’ve received the Acknowledgement of Service forms D10(a) and D10(2) completed by the Respondent (my husband) and the Co-Respondent but one form is incomplete ... 23 Jan 13, by Winter2011 Latest 24 Jan 13 by WhiteRose	Replies:2 :703	Latest by WhiteRose 24 Jan 13
Make Sure You Send Correct Papers For Service As a Process Server and having received many instructions from various clients over the years to serve Divorce Petitions I thought a little advice on what to se ... 22 Jan 13, by simonpinkney	Replies:0 :464
Part 3: Jurisdiction Hi there, I am at the beginning of the process and will be submitting a DIY divorce Petition - I found this site today and its a wonderful source of ad ... 20 Jan 13, by GTD	Replies:0 :607
Divorce petition sent to Far east Hi I am trying to help my partner who is originally from The Philippines get a divorce from her Ex (separated for over 20 years) so we may get married ... 13 Jan 13, by philpartner Latest 13 Jan 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :356	Latest by dukey 13 Jan 13
Divorce Appreciating this is not generally recommended but if I am divorcing under 5 years separation grounds: A) can I do so without reaching agreement on children ... 04 Jan 13, by Julians Latest 04 Jan 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :374	Latest by dukey 04 Jan 13
doing-it-myself court order Hi, first time on here and i''m not sure where to s ... 02 Jan 13, by bargain hunter Latest 02 Jan 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :381	Latest by LittleMrMike 02 Jan 13
How to get clean brake I need a clean break concent order. What do I need to do if husband is not replying/ returning finacial statement and signed concent order? ... 17 Nov 12, by Lori321 Latest 29 Nov 12 by .Charles 1 2	Replies:9 :880	Latest by .Charles 29 Nov 12
What counts as legal advice Hello, My STBX and I have agreed upon how we wish to proceed with our divorce. We''re attemtping to keep our costs down and will probably use ... 25 Nov 12, by koplegend Latest 25 Nov 12 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :385	Latest by rubytuesday 25 Nov 12
Divorce granted... My wife has informed me that she has received the divorce Petition form the court, but isn''t going to sign because she is not happy with: 1. one of th ... 23 Nov 12, by CastleBlayneyMan Latest 24 Nov 12 by CastleBlayneyMan	Replies:2 :369	Latest by CastleBlayneyMan 24 Nov 12
What if he doesn''t respond to divorce petition? Hi, My ex and I have been separated for 3.5 years. He has verbally agreed that its time to divorce, and that we can do it on the basis of 2 y ... 22 Nov 12, by ashbaby Latest 23 Nov 12 by .Charles	Replies:3 :476	Latest by .Charles 23 Nov 12
unresponded divorce petition Hi My ex and I have been separated for 3.5 years. He has verbally agreed that its time to divorce, and that we can do it on the basis of 2 yea ... 23 Nov 12, by ashbaby Latest 23 Nov 12 by ashbaby	Replies:6 :561	Latest by ashbaby 23 Nov 12
What is she entitled to? My partner separated from his wife 12 years ago and she moved away from the area and bought a new house. He subsequently was made bankrupt and the matrimonal h ... 21 Nov 12, by rottweiller Latest 22 Nov 12 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :391	Latest by WYSPECIAL 22 Nov 12
D10 ARRIVED THIS MORNING - QUICK QUESTION! Hi guys D10 et al arrived in the post this morning. For me seems quite straight forward other than I have a question re: Q 7 Even if you do not inten ... 20 Nov 12, by EGGBOX Latest 20 Nov 12 by dukey	Replies:1 :368	Latest by dukey 20 Nov 12
pre marital money I was recently married and wife left after 10 weeks. she left and withdrew 70,000 dollars from a savings account that contained money saved by me long before we ... 10 Nov 12, by carcono	Replies:0 :443
Divorce after 5 years separation Hi, My partner has been separated from his wife for 5 1/2 yrs. In September he decided to apply for divorce on the grounds of 5 years separation. His w ... 06 Nov 12, by willows Latest 07 Nov 12 by .Charles	Replies:1 :557	Latest by .Charles 07 Nov 12
divorce advice on form d80 On the form d80 - I am unsure what date to state on which the decision that the marriage was at an end, as I have not seen my husband for 20 years - he just lef ... 04 Nov 12, by ANN OKEEFE Latest 04 Nov 12 by dukey	Replies:1 :43	Latest by dukey 04 Nov 12
D8 form part 10 court fee Hi all I ticked D8 form part 10 (2) which make respondent pay the court fee. I sent to form to court and court sent form back to me saying ... 03 Nov 12, by heny Latest 03 Nov 12 by sulkypants	Replies:3 :531	Latest by sulkypants 03 Nov 12
Help pls with form D80E I''m at the point of applying for a decree Nisi as the Petitioner and i''ve received letter from the court saying ....''district judge is not satisfied that the ... 30 Oct 12, by kinkeypinkey	Replies:0 :478
D8 form part 10. costs help Hi all. I am trying to claim costs from respendnet so i ticked the D8 form part 10 (2) costs box. That''s all I need to do ? I don''t ... 25 Oct 12, by heny Latest 25 Oct 12 by .Charles	Replies:3 :451	Latest by .Charles 25 Oct 12
D8 part 6 wording help Hi all. Could you please help me out with D8 part 6 statement of case ? "Respondent and Petitioner agreed to be separated after 4 year ... 25 Oct 12, by heny Latest 25 Oct 12 by heny	Replies:2 :427	Latest by heny 25 Oct 12

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