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Request a search for a divorce decree absolute: Form D440

Use this form to ask the Central Family Court to search for a decree absolute or final order.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
1 November 2014
Last updated
26 November 2024 — See all updates

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Apply online

https://www.gov.uk/copy-decree-absolute-final-order/do-not-know-which-court

Apply by post or email: Form D440

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Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2014
Last updated 26 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated the English form.

  2. Added a Welsh landing page.

  3. The new fee for a search where the case number is known has been updated on the English form

  4. Added an updated Welsh Form D440.

  5. English form updated.

  6. Added revised Form D440 with improved guidance for users.

  7. First published.

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