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The applicant will then receive paperwork from the Court notifying them that the application for divorce has been issued and confirming when this was sent to the Respondent.
The Respondent must reply to the application within seven days of receipt.
If the Respondent fails to acknowledge receipt of the application to the court, there are several ways in which we can ask the court to consider the application without the Respondent’s agreement. These include having the documents personally served upon them or making an application to the court for deemed service.
The next stage of the divorce process is to apply for a Conditional Order, and this can only be done 20 weeks after the date the Court first issued the divorce application.
Six weeks and one day after the granting of the Conditional Order, the applicant can apply for the Final Order. Once this is granted by the court, the divorce is final. If the applicant fails to apply for the Final Order during this time, the Respondent can apply for it a further three months later.
The process of getting a divorce is long, drawn out and complicated – especially when there are children involved or financial matters to arrange. It’s also a time of emotional difficulty and great stress. This is why it is wise to have good legal advice from expert divorce and family law solicitors to ensure the process goes as smoothly as it can, and that everything is settled fairly for you and your family.