If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of five years' separation, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

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If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of two years' separation, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of adultery, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it's filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of behaviour, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of desertion, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when its filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

Use this document to produce a completed Form D84 (application for directions for trial) which must accompany the affidavit you file with the court confirming the details and grounds of your divorce petition. Once these documents, together with Form D10 (the respondent’s acknowledgment of service) are lodged with the court, the matter can be officially listed, and a decision taken as to whether you will be granted the divorce you seek (or judicial separation/annulment as appropriate). Note that this procedure is only applicable where your spouse (the ‘respondent’) does not wish to contest the divorce. It is not suitable for use for dissolving a civil partnership and should only be used in England & Wales.

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If you have petitioned (or have received a petition) for a divorce and the court has pronounced the ‘decree nisi’, you can use this document to apply for the ‘decree absolute’ which will legally end the marriage. If you are the petitioner, you must wait at least 6 weeks before sending this document to the court. If you are the respondent, and the petitioner has not already applied, you must wait at least three months and six weeks before sending this document to the court. Once the decree absolute has been granted, you and your ex-spouse will be able to marry or enter into a civil partnership. Note that a judicial separation does not require you to apply for a decree absolute. Please note that this is only suitable for use in England & Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

This document must be used to start divorce or judicial separation proceedings in England and Wales and is formally called a "petition". This document is not suitable for those who wish to start an application to obtain an annulment of their marriage. (An annulment is when the court declares that a marriage is null and void because it satisfies one of 8 special circumstances, such as not being consummated or where one party did not consent to the marriage.) Please note that this document is only suitable for use in England & Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

You will need to use this document when you start divorce or judicial separation proceedings and there are any children of the family; i.e. children under 16, or aged 16 or 17 that are at college or school or undergoing vocational training full time, that were either born to or adopted by both you and your spouse or have been treated by both you and your spouse as a child of the family (not including foster children). The purpose of the document is to enable the court to consider the arrangements you propose for the children after the divorce/judicial separation. In exceptional circumstances it can hold up the final decree (the “decree absolute” in divorce cases, or the decree of judicial separation in judicial separation cases) until satisfactory arrangements are made for them. Please note that this document is only for use in connection with divorce or judicial separation proceedings in England and Wales.

Important Notice
In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.