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Divorce Pack

The Richard Nelson LLP Online Divorce Pack provides you with all of the documents you will need to apply for a divorce yourself, and guides you through the whole process, step-by-step.

By accessing our online service you will get, not only the divorce petition which you need in order to start the process, but also the other documents that you could subsequently need to move towards a decree absolute.

What is more, the divorce petition can even be used to apply for a judicial separation, which can (if you choose to do so) divide your assets and responsibilities in the same way as a divorce, but with you remaining married.

There are two levels of service:

Option One*

Option Two*

Our fee for Option One (documents and online guidance only) is £96 including VAT, whilst the fee for Option Two (documents, online guidance, email/telephone guidance and a single Will) is £296 including VAT.

If you wish to pursue Option Two then all you have to do is to tick the additional box in the purchase form showing that you want the additional support and we will contact you to make the appropriate arrangements. When the matter is completed we will then send you a code to enable you to access a single Will as part of the package.

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The documents which are included in the Divorce Pack are as follows:

Divorce/judicial separation petition (Form D8)

This document must be used to start divorce or judicial separation proceedings 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.)

Affidavit in support of divorce/judicial separation - 2 years' consent (Form D80D)

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of two years' separation (with their consent), 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 decree of divorce/judicial separation. This affidavit must be submitted with a duly completed and signed application for a decree nisi or judicial separation decree.

If you have not yet completed such a document, you should do so now using our document 'Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)'.

Affidavit in support of divorce/judicial separation - 5 year separation (Form D80E)

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of a 5 year 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 or not to grant the decree of divorce/judicial separation. This affidavit must be submitted with a duly completed and signed application for a decree nisi or judicial separation decree.

If you have not yet completed such a document, you should do so now using our document 'Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)'.

Affidavit in support of divorce/judicial separation - adultery (Form D80A)

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 or not to grant the decree of divorce/judicial separation. This affidavit must be submitted with a duly completed and signed application for a decree nisi or judicial separation decree.

If you have not yet completed such a document, you should do so now using our document 'Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)'.

Affidavit in support of divorce/judicial separation - behaviour (Form D80B)

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of unreasonable 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 or not to grant the decree of divorce/judicial separation. This affidavit must be submitted with a duly completed and signed application for a decree nisi or judicial separation decree.

If you have not yet completed this, you should do so now using our document 'Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)'.

Affidavit in support of divorce/judicial separation - desertion (Form D80C)

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 decree of divorce/judicial separation. This affidavit must be submitted with a duly completed and signed application for a decree nisi or judicial separation decree.

If you have not yet completed this, you should do so now using our document 'Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)'.

Application for decree nisi/judicial separation decree (Form D84)

Use this document to produce a completed Form D84, which must accompany the affidavit in support that you file with the court to confirm the details and grounds of your divorce/judicial separation petition.

Once these documents, together with 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 decree.

Note that this procedure is only applicable where your spouse (the 'respondent') does not wish to contest the petition - therefore you can only use this document if this is the case.

Notice of application for decree nisi to be made absolute (Form D36)

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 3 months and 6 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.

Statement of arrangements for children (Form D8A)

You will need to use this document when you start divorce or judicial separation proceedings and there are any children of the family: children under 16, or aged 16 or 17 and are at college, 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 these documents are only suitable for use in England & Wales. Note also that to use these documents you must have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. The current version is available free of charge from the Adobe web site and can be downloaded by clicking here.

*Please see the special "online terms and conditions" which apply to this service. Note also that the telephone/email support referred to in Option Two relates only to support in connection with the completion of the forms and matters directly related thereto and that are reasonable and specific to completion of the divorce papers at all stages from start, to finish at Decree Absolute. Included is any advice on any drafting changes required in order to ensure a document that is suitable for their requirements based on the information provided. Support does not, however, include advising as to financial matters, disputes as to arrangements for children, custody, property matters, disputes over the basis of the petition, matters relating to jurisdiction or any other matters not directly related to the completion of the forms supplied. Assistance can be provided as to such matters but this would need to be the subject of separate instructions.