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Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…
You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…
To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…
What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…
A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…
To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…
You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…
Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.
When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to respond, agree or disagree, start your own proceedings, court hearing, apply for a decree absolute.
If your husband or wife has started divorce proceedings against you, the…
How to file for divorce if you're in England or Wales.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
Use this form if you wish to defend a divorce, dissolution, (judicial) separation or nullity petition or application issued by your spouse or civil partner.
Questionnaire to give to the Official Solicitor in divorce proceedings when one party may lack litigation capacity.
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
Use this form to ask the court to proceed with your divorce, dissolution, nullity of judicial separation proceedings without the papers being served on the other party.
Forms to apply for a divorce, dissolve a civil partnership or legally separate, including the D8 application and financial order forms.
Use this for to answer an application to end your marriage or civil partnership, or for a judicial separation.
Guides for legal professionals using online old law divorce services with MyHMCTS. These guides are for applications submitted before April 2022.
Guides for legal professionals submitting a divorce or dissolution application using the new law service – applications made after 6 April 2022.
Use this form to ask the Central Family Court to search for a decree absolute or final order.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Ask the court to proceed with your divorce, dissolution, nullity or (judicial) separation proceedings even though the respondent could not be served with the papers.
A guide for respondent legal representatives using new law online divorce or dissolution service from April 2022. Includes guidance for offline acknowledgements.
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
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