Ask the court to dispense with service in divorce or legal separation proceedings: Form D13B
Use this form to ask the court to proceed with your divorce, dissolution, nullity of judicial separation proceedings without the papers being served on the other party.
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Only use this form if the court issued your application on or after 6 April 2022. If your application was issued before 6 April 2022, you will need to use a different form.
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If the form still does not open, contact hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk.
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Last updated 21 March 2024 + show all updates
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The email address and phone line opening times have been updated.
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