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Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.

• Check you can get a divorce

  You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…

• Before you apply

  You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…

• How to apply

  To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…

• What happens after you apply

  What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…

• Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi

  A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…

• Finalise your divorce

  To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…

• If your husband or wife lacks mental capacity

  You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…

When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to respond, agree or disagree, start your own proceedings, court hearing, apply for a decree absolute.

• Respond to a divorce application

  If your husband or wife has started divorce proceedings against you, the…

You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures

• Overview

  You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or…

• Divorce and separation involving children

  You’ll be referred to as the ‘applicant’ if you brought the case, for…

• Divorce and separation: money and property

  You’ll be referred to as the: ‘applicant’ if you brought the case, for…

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

How to file for divorce if you're in England or Wales.

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.

How to order a copy of a decree absolute or a final order if you want to remarry or prove that you have divorced your former husband or wife or ended a civil partnership.

How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.

Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.

Ask the court to proceed with your divorce, dissolution, nullity or (judicial) separation proceedings even though the respondent could not be served with the papers.