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This partly depends on whether any of the other reasons for divorce apply now. If you have not been separated for two years then the only way you can divorce earlier is by reason of the other person's adultery or their unreasonable behaviour.
Post your commentThe short answer is that you are allowed to do so but my advice is that you do not. The Divorce Petition is not a public document. It does not hang on the wall of the County Court for all to see and neither can just anybody ask the Court for a copy.
Post your commentIt is very unusual for both parties to agree on why a marriage broke down and there is often a dispute over the allegations of unreasonable behaviour.
Post your commentThe simple answer is yes, but only if you deal with this early enough. The worst thing is to leave it until a couple of weeks before Christmas and then find that it may be too late to do anything.
Post your commentThere is no such thing as a “quickie” divorce! This is a complete myth perpetrated by the media and trotted out whenever someone famous is going through divorce proceedings. It seems to suggest that somehow if you are in the public eye you have access to speedier service from the Divorce Courts than is the reality.
Post your commentThe answer is no! It is not possible to apply for a divorce in England and Wales until you have been married for one year.
So if you no longer wish to live together what can you do?
1 commentsA major consideration when taking the step to see a Family Law Solicitor is “how am I going to pay for it?”
Post your commentWould I fit a new boiler in my home myself? Would I prepare my own company accounts? Would I attempt to plumb in a new bathroom?
Post your commentIt seems that you can't read a mainstream newspaper or news website without finding January's traditional annual news item about surging divorce figures following Christmas, this year given an extra boost by the credit crunch. Now even the Law Society Gazette is getting in on the action with its own divorce meets credit crunch story: "Family lawyers braced for surge in divorce cases" crys its headline.
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