Chamberlins Solicitors Family Services
Divorce Services
We provide a wealth of experience across a range of Family Law services.
How can we help?
Please fill in our form and let us know how we can help or, alternatively, you can contact us on:
Great Yarmouth: 01493 857621
Caister: 01493 720019
Lowestoft: 01502 573241
Beccles: 01502 713131
An Overview of Divorce & Civil Partnership Services
The breakdown of a marriage or civil partnership can be very upsetting for all concerned and especially children. We can assist you with initial advice and thereafter if you wish with all the steps necessary to obtain a divorce/ dissolution of partnership, either as the Applicant (the person who starts the divorce process) or the Respondent (the person who receives the divorce papers). We will at the same time assist you with any children or financial issues.
You cannot apply for a divorce/ dissolution until you have been married/ in a civil partnership for at least 12 months. You may separate before then, but the application cannot be submitted to the court to start the divorce. As from April 2022 you no longer have to prove irretrievable break down.
The application can be made by one of you or jointly.
If it is a joint application then the court will issue the application and give notice to both of you. 20 weeks after issue you can apply for a conditional order (previously decree nisi) which does not end the marriage/ civil partnership.
If it is by one of you the court will issue and send the application to the other party (respondent) together with a from called acknowledgement of service. The respondent then has 14 days to return the form to say whether the application will be opposed. If the form is not returned then you can continue. 20 weeks after issue you can apply for a conditional order (previously decree nisi) which does not end the marriage/ civil partnership.
6 weeks and 1 day after the conditional order you can apply for a final order (previously decree absolute) which does end the marriage/ civil partnership
There may be times when we advise you not to apply for this, especially if it has not been possible to resolve any financial matters.
Civil Partnerships
A civil partnership gives you the same rights as heterosexual couples. If your relationship has broken down you can apply to the court for an order dissolving the partnership. The dissolution process follows that of a Divorce.
The current fee (as at August 2022) to issue the application is £593.00
LEGAL AID is not available unless you can prove domestic violence and meet the financial limits
For an appointment complete our contact form or ring 01493 857621 and ask for Laura Ridout or Andrew Lincoln
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