An uncontested divorce, judicial separation or dissolution of a civil partnership are all generally fairly straightforward in the UK, provided that both sides are in absolute agreement and no their are no arguments about disposal of assets or arrangements for children. Some of you probably have no idea of the divorce process and we have given some basic guidance here. For more information, please refer to our FAQ or contact us via email.
For simplicity, we will refer to all legal dissolutions as divorces as the procedures are very similar.
- The Petition is completed and sent to court with the marriage or civil partnership certificate, Statement of Arrangements for Children (if applicable) and court fee.
- The court processes the application, sends a copy of the document back to the Applicant and an Acknowledgment of Service to the Respondent to complete and return to the court.
- Once the court receives the Acknowledgment of Service, the Applicant will be notified and invited to apply for Directions for Trial.
- If the court considers that there are sufficient grounds for a divorce, the parties will be notified and a date will be set for the court to read the Decree Nisi. At this stage, the parties can ask the court to approve a consent order, if appropriate.
- Once the Decree Nisi is read, the court will notify the parties and the Applicant can apply to the court for a Decree Absolute after 6 weeks and 1 day. Granting of the Decree Absolute signifies that the marriage has been legally ended.
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