How We Help Couples With No Fault Divorce
What is “no fault” divorce?
The landmark Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 became law on 6 April 2022.
The most significant change this brings is that instead of having to say why their marriage is over, a couple is now able to jointly (if they agree) or individually cite “irretrievable breakdown” as the sole ground for wanting a divorce without having to produce examples of bad behaviour. So the new law has effectively removed the blame element, better reflecting modern day attitudes and minimizing potential conflict.
No fault divorce is still a two stage, two order process but there’s a new minimum “cooling off” period of 20 weeks from the start of proceedings to the date when the court can make a ‘Conditional Order’, and 6 weeks after that, the court can conclude the divorce by making a ‘Final Order’. So from start to finish, the divorce process now takes a minimum of 26 weeks or 6 months.
It’s also no longer possible to “defend” the divorce, although it is still possible to dispute the divorce on limited (mostly procedural) grounds.
How we can help you divorce amicably
- We can help you navigate the divorce process and complete your joint application together, so that you both feel more in control of the process;
- You’ll have a qualified lawyer guiding you through the process;
- You’ll have a qualified lawyer guiding you through the process;
- Our One Couple One Lawyer model is considerably quicker and more cost effective than the two lawyer model.
How does our Divorce Application Service work?
The process is a simple one:
- We’ll check first that you’re both in agreement about processing your joint divorce application together and within the law of England and Wales;
- Assuming we’re the right service for you, we’ll then send questionnaires to be completed by each of you separately and we’ll use this information to complete the paperwork;
- We’ll then arrange a 45 minute Zoom meeting for the two of you with a member of our legal team, who will take you through the petition online, submit it with you and explain the rest of the divorce procedure;
- We’re on hand as the application goes through the Court process and our legal team is available if you have any issues in respect of the process;
- There is a fixed fee of £725 plus VAT per couple and an additional Court fee of £593 which you pay direct to the Courts Service when your application is submitted.
Despite the landmark change to English and Welsh divorce law, there is no change in the law in respect of financial provision and children arrangements.
If you have any questions about our divorce petition service or any other legal issues arising on divorce or separation, please do get in touch as we are always happy to help. You can call us on 0203 488 4475 or email contact@thedivorcesurgery.co.
Author Name: Editor
Published content by The Divorce Surgery Editorial Team.
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