The court will only grant you a divorce if a Judge agrees that your marriage is at an end. The legal term for this is "irretrievably broken down". You will have to complete a Divorce Petition which sets out your grounds for the divorce and gives other information to the court. This is known as "serving the Petition".Petition. Once the Petition has been served, what happens next depends upon whether or not your spouse contests the divorce or agrees to it. Angela Beck of Beck Solicitors specialises in Family Law including divorce, separation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and children matters within divorce.
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The court will only grant you a divorce if a Judge agrees that your marriage is at an end. The legal term for this is "irretrievably broken down". You will have to complete a Divorce Petition which sets out your grounds for the divorce and gives other information to the court. This document together with your original Marriage Certificate and the relevant court fee need to be filed with your local County Court who will then serve copies of the documents upon your spouse and/or their solicitor.This is known as "serving the Petition".
Family arbitration is a form of private dispute resolution in which you and your ex-partner appoint a fair and impartial family arbitrator to resolve your dispute. Family arbitration is an ideal approach for people who want to resolve a family dispute without the delay and expense of the court process.
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