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Divorce and civil partnership dissolution forms

Forms to apply for a divorce, dissolve a civil partnership or legally separate, including the D8 application and financial order forms.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 21 March 2018
• Last updated: 10 September 2018 — See all updates

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Divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, judicial separation and separation orders – for applications made after 6 April 2022

Use these forms for:

• new applications
• applications submitted and issued after 6 April 2022

• Make a statement of reconciliation: Form D6
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Apply for a divorce or to dissolve a civil partnership: Form D8
  • 18 August 2023
  • Form
• Answer an application for a divorce, dissolution of a civil partnership or judicial separation: Form D8B
  • 4 May 2022
  • Form
• Form D8BN: answer an application to annul your marriage or civil partnership
  • 6 April 2022
  • Form
• Form D8D: Petition for a presumption of death decree/order and the dissolution of a marriage/civil partnership
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Apply for a judicial separation: Form D8S
  • 18 August 2023
  • Form
• Ask the court to dispense with service in divorce or legal separation proceedings: Form D13B
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Medical examination - statement of parties and examiner: Form D20
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Form D36: apply to make a conditional order final
  • 18 May 2022
  • Form
• Apply to make a nullity order final: Form D36N
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Notice of proceedings acknowledgement of service under s17 of the Married Women's Property Act 1882 s66 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004: Form D50A
  • 1 April 2012
  • Form
• Application under s17 of the Married Women's Property Act 1882, s66 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, or application to transfer a tenancy: Form D50B
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application for declaration of marital or civil partnership status: Form D70
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Apply for a conditional order or judicial separation order: Form D84
  • 15 May 2023
  • Form
• Apply for a conditional order of nullity: Form D84NV
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Form D89: request personal service of papers by a court bailiff
  • 18 May 2022
  • Form
• Form D180: Concerning judgments in matrimonial matters
  • 21 December 2020
  • Form
• Request a search for a divorce decree absolute: Form D440
  • 21 July 2023
  • Form

Divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, judicial separation and separation orders – for applications made before 6 April 2022

Use these forms for applications submitted and issued before 6 April 2022.

• Form D6: Make a statement of reconciliation (applications issued before April 2022)
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Answer a divorce, dissolution, (judicial) separation or nullity petition or application (applications issued before April 2022): Form D8B
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Form D13B: Ask the court to dispense with service in divorce or legal separation proceedings (applications issued before April 2022)
  • 1 April 2012
  • Form
• Form D20: Medical examination statement of parties and examiner (applications issued before April 2022)
  • 1 April 2012
  • Form
• Ask the court to make a decree nisi absolute, or a conditional order final (applications issued before April 2022): Form D36
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Form D80: statement in support of an application for divorce or judicial separation (applications issued before April 2022)
  • 6 April 2022
  • Form
• Apply to court for a decree nisi, conditional order or (judicial) separation decree or order (applications issued before April 2022): Form D84
  • 13 October 2022
  • Form
• Form D89: Request for personal service by a court bailiff (applications issued before April 2022)
  • 1 October 2016
  • Form

Financial orders and maintenance

• Give notice of your intention to proceed with an application for a financial order: Form A
  • 6 January 2023
  • Form
• Give notice of intention to proceed with an application for a financial remedy (other than a financial order) in the County Court or High Court: Form A1
  • 6 January 2023
  • Form
• Notice of (intention to proceed with) an application for a financial remedy in the magistrates' court: Form A2
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Notice of application to consider the financial position of the respondent after a divorce or dissolution: Form B
  • 1 January 2018
  • Form
• Form D50C: Application on ground of failure to provide reasonable maintenance
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Application for alteration of maintenance agreement after the death of one of the parties, s36 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 / paragraph 73 of s5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004: Form D50D
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application for permission to apply for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc. under section 13 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 / paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004: Form D50E
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc. under section 12 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 / Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004: Form D50F
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application to prevent transaction intended to defeat prospective applications for financial relief: Form D50G
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application for alteration of maintenance agreement during parties lifetime: Form D50H
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Application for an order preventing avoidance under section 32L of the Child Support Act 1991: Form D50J
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Notice of Application for Enforcement by a method the court considers appropriate: Form D50K
  • 6 April 2023
  • Form
• Notice of Application to vary or set aside a financial order (Form E calculator error): Form D650
  • 1 January 2016
  • Form
• Notice of application to vary or set aside a financial remedy (Form E1 calculator error): Form D651
  • 1 February 2016
  • Form
• Provide information about the parties’ financial situation to support your application for a consent order: Form D81
  • 6 December 2023
  • Form
• Financial statement for a financial order (Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 / Civil Partnership Act 2004) / for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc: Form E
  • 23 January 2023
  • Form
• Financial statement for a financial remedy in the family court or High Court: Form E1
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Financial statement for a variation of an order for a financial remedy: Form E2
  • 20 January 2023
  • Form
• Notice of allegation in proceedings for a financial remedy: Form F
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Form H: Estimate of costs for a financial remedy hearing
  • 6 July 2020
  • Form
• Statement of costs (financial remedy): Form H1
  • 6 July 2020
  • Form
• Notice of request for periodical payments order at same rate as order for maintenance pending outcome of proceedings: Form I
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Pension inquiry form with information needed when a Pension Sharing Order or Pension Attachment Order may be made: Form P
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Pension sharing annex: Form P1
  • 20 October 2023
  • Form
• Pension attachment annex: Form P2
  • 10 October 2023
  • Form
• Pension Protection Fund (PPF) - Inquiry form information needed when a Pension Compensation Sharing Order or Pension Compensation Attachment Order may be made: Form PPF
  • 10 October 2023
  • Form
• Pension Protection Fund (PPF) - Sharing annex to a Pension Compensation Sharing Order [section 24E of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973] [paragraph 19A of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004]: Form PPF1
  • 10 October 2023
  • Form
• Pension Protection Fund (PPF) - Attachment Annex to a Pension Compensation Attachment Order [section 25F of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973] [paragraph 34A of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004]: Form PPF2
  • 10 October 2023
  • Form
• PRA Cancellation Form: Notice of cancellation of a private room appointment following lodging of consent order
  • 15 July 2022
  • Form

Annulment

• Statement in support of annulment - void marriage / civil partnership: Form D80F
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Statement in support of annulment - voidable marriage / civil partnership: Form D80G
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Apply to annul your marriage or civil partnership: Form D8N
  • 25 July 2023
  • Form

Claiming costs

• Notice of commencement of assessment of bill of costs: Form D252
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Request for a Default Costs Certificate: Form D254
  • 1 April 2014
  • Form
• Request for detailed assessment hearing (general form): Form D258
  • 1 April 2011
  • Form
• Request a detailed assessment in legal aid or Legal Services Commission cases: Form D258A
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Request a detailed assessment in cases where the costs are payable out of a fund other than the Community Legal Service Fund: Form D258B
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Request for detailed assessment hearing pursuant to an order under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974: Form D258C
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form
• Notice of appeal against a detailed assessment: Form D259
  • 1 November 2014
  • Form

Published 21 March 2018
Last updated 10 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 10 September 2018

   Categories added to the collections page: financial orders and maintenance; annulment; and claiming costs.

2. 21 March 2018

   First published.