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Guidance

MyHMCTS: File an acknowledgement of service for a divorce or dissolution application

A guide for respondent legal representatives using new law online divorce or dissolution service from April 2022. Includes guidance for offline acknowledgements.

Updates to this page

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published:
4 April 2022
Last updated:
21 July 2025
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  1. Added new screens for other legal proceedings

  2. Added notice of change or acting guidance

  3. Updated the phone line and web chat opening times for the court and tribunal service centre.

  4. Replaced divorce email address with a link to the new online contact form in the document

  5. Added new help information to guide

  6. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

File an acknowledgement of service online or offline for a divorce or dissolution application

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This guidance is for the new law divorce services, which includes all applications submitted from April 2022.

If you are representing an applicant, use the MyHMCTS: How to apply online for a new law divorce or dissolution guidance.

Guidance for the old service

Use the MyHMCTS: How to use the online divorce services guidance for applications submitted before April 2022.

Guidance for case administration tasks

Visit MyHMCTS: how to complete case administration tasks for guidance on case administration tasks, such as:

  • sharing a case
  • assigning a case
  • filing a notice of change or acting

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