The distinction between an amended petition, a supplemental petition and a further petition Where it is necessary in some way to amend a petition (application for a...
Application for decree nisi In the case of a petition for nullity, if a finding is made that justifies the grant of a decree, the decree will be pronounced if the court...
Can the court refuse to grant a decree? Aside from situations where a respondent successfully defends a petition for nullity, a decree may also be refused, in the case of...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners considering which courts have jurisdiction to...
Time for applying for decree absolute A decree nisi may not be made absolute before the expiration of six weeks from the date that it is granted unless the court by...
Acknowledgement of service The notice of proceedings (Form D8) requires that the acknowledgement of service (Form D10) must be returned to the court so as to reach the...
Civil and Family Service Centre at Stoke on Trent The Practice Note sets out the current practice regarding the issue of divorce petitions and financial remedy...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information following the creation of divorce centres and the centralised issue of proceedings. It explains the location of...
Filing There are time limits applicable to the filing of petitions for nullity. Permission from the court is required to commence proceedings based on the ground that the...
Acknowledgment of service The notice of proceedings requires that the acknowledgement of service (Form D10) must be returned to the court so as to reach the court within...
Acknowledgment of service The notice of proceedings requires that the acknowledgement of service (Form D10) must be returned to the court so as to reach the court within...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications, inter alia, for practitioners considering service on a...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. For guidance, see Practice Note: Brexit—service of documents in family proceedings....
This Practice Note sets out the current practice regarding the issue of divorce petitions, the phasing out of the regional divorce centres and the introduction of the...
A void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a marriage will be void are set out in section 11 of the...
A decree of nullity granted after 31 July 1971 in respect of a voidable marriage operates to annul the marriage with effect from decree absolute and it is treated as if...
What is an undefended case? An undefended case is one in which: • an acknowledgement of service has been filed indicating that it is not intended to file an answer, or •...
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars preventing the grant of a decree of nullity....