The Divorce Process - a quick divorce takes several months to complete. | ||||||||
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You | Your Lawyer | The Court | Spouse | |||||
Step 1 - The Divorce Petition | ||||||||
| You complete a simple questionnaire and send it to the lawyer, with your marriage certificate and proof of id. | > | The lawyer completes the divorce petition. You need to pay the court fee of £550. The lawyer then sends the forms and fee to court. | > | The court registers your divorce, opens a case file and assigns a case number. | | ||
Step 2 - The Acknowledgement of Service | ||||||||
| The court sends the petition and Acknowledgement of Service forms to your spouse. | > < | Your spouse has 7 days to respond, but may take longer, typically 2 to 3 weeks. | |||||
Step 3 - The Affadavit and Application for Directions | ||||||||
| The lawyer, on your behalf, completes the Affadavit in support of the petition and the Application for Directions form. | < > | The court sends the lawyer the Acknowledgement of Service. | |||||
Step 4 - The Decree Nisi | ||||||||
| | You have reached the Decree Nisi milestone. | < | Your lawyer notifies you that you of the Decree Nisi. | < | A judges reviews the documents and if satisfied, sets a date for the Decree Nisi. The Decree Nisi is pronounced and the court notifies your lawyer. | |||
Step 5 - Consent Order [Optional] | ||||||||
 | If you and your spouse can reach an agreement over finances it can be made legally binding in a Consent Order. | > | Your lawyer can draft a Consent Order based on your requirements and submit it to court. | > | A judge will review the Consent Order and as long as it is reasonably fair then it will be approved and made final and legally binding. | < | You spouse must agree to and sign the Consent Order, and you both have to provide a short financial disclosure. | |
Step 6 - Apply For Decree Absolute | ||||||||
 | You receive your Decree Absolute and are finally legally divorced. | < | Six weeks after the Decree Nisi the lawyer applies to court for the absolute The lawyer forwards the certificate on to you. | > < | If everything is in order, the court will issue the Decree Absolute. The court sends the Decree Absolute to your lawyer. | |||
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