A couple are British citizens, and lived in England until 2016. They still have properties in England and complete UK tax returns. In 2016, they moved to another EU...
A couple entered into a civil partnership in England and Wales, and subsequently married in New York (prior to the coming into force of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples)...
A couple were married in a legally registered ceremony in America and then several years later underwent a separate civil marriage ceremony in London. There are two...
A final decree of nullity has been granted in respect of a bigamous marriage where one party knew that they were already married and the other party did not. The party...
A petition issued in England and Wales based on unreasonable behaviour was withdrawn by consent as the respondent wished to reconcile. The respondent then issued their...
A prospective petitioner suffered extreme domestic abuse from the respondent, who is in prison, and against whom there is an open-ended injunctive order in place. The...
A respondent in divorce proceedings has filed a confidential address form. Must the petitioner's solicitors thereafter use that address for service (via the court) in...
A spouse wishes to divorce having had no contact with their spouse for 30 years, whom they presume to have died. Should a combined petition in Form D8D be submitted for a...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Adultery
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Amended, supplemental and further petitions
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Application for decree nisi in divorce
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The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are polyandrous marriages (ie where a woman has more than one husband) recognised in...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on At what stage should a respondent who objects to paying the costs of divorce...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Bars to relief and estoppel in nullity
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Can a district judge grant the decree nisi at the first appointment of a financial remedy application, where both parties are present and in agreement that the decree...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a divorce petition be served outside the jurisdiction of England and Wales?...
Can a marriage be voidable on the grounds of willful refusal to consummate if the parties had sexual intercourse together prior to the marriage, but the marriage was not...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a party to a bigamous marriage claim financial relief within proceedings for a...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a respondent be served with a divorce petition while in prison and can an...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a respondent in divorce proceedings stop the petitioner from applying for the...
Can a respondent refuse to disclose their current address in a divorce petition if they are represented by a solicitor and have given their details for service?...
Can a terminally-ill respondent apply to the court to shorten the time between decree nisi and decree absolute where the time period for the petitioner to apply for the...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a text message, confirming a respondent has received the divorce petition, be used...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can an application be made to recognise the status of an overseas divorce?...
