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Divorce Petition

5 February 2009 - 3:22pm — admin

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Use a mixture of upper and lower case. No need to capitalise or bold the information you give.

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In which Court do you wish to present your divorce petition? You can issue your divorce in any divorce County Court or in the Principal Registry of the Family Division.

Most people will choose to use the County Court nearest to their home and the Principal Registry if they live in London.

Select the Court you will use from the list.

a.Adultery. The Respondent has committed Adultery and the Petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the Respondent.
b.Unreasonable Behaviour. The Respondent has behaved in such a way that the Petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the Respondent.
c.Desertion The respondent has deserted the petitioner for a period of two years
d.2 years separation and consent. The parties have lived apart for at least 2 years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and the respondent consents to a decree being granted;
e.5 Years Separation. The parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition

PETITIONER

Guidance! Give your current address. This will also be the address where the Court will write to you about the case.

Guidance! Fill in your full name just as it appeared on your marriage certificate.
From now on you will be known as the Petitioner.

Guidance! Fill in your usual occupation. For example manager, accounts clerk, housewife, care worker, etc.

Guidance! Only answer yes if you have changed your name since you got married so that your present name is not the same as on your marriage certificate.

RESPONDENT

Guidance! Give your Respondent's address. This will also be the address where the Court will write to him/her about the case. It is essential to provide an address for the Respondent so that he or she is made aware of the divorce

Guidance! Fill in your Spouse's usual occupation. For example: shopworker, engineer, HGV Driver, sales representative, nurse etc.

From now on he/she will be known as the Respondent.

Guidance! Only answer yes if the Respondent may have changed his/her name since you got married so that their present name is not the same as on your marriage certificate.

ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE

On what date were you married?
Guidance! This will be the date as entered on the marriage certificate.

An example: ‘ the Church of St Marys, Painswick in the County of Gloucestershire’

COURT PROCEEDINGS
PARTICULARS

Adultery
From about... 2005 the respondent has committed adultery with (name) (hereinafter called the co-respondent) –
OR
--a woman whose name is known but the petitioner does not wish her to be a made a party with these proceedings at various addresses unknown to the petitioner.

OR
between ......... and ......... the respondent committed adultery with person or persons unknown to the petitioner at places and addresses unknown to the petitioner;

From about... until the date...... hereof the respondent and (name) ......(hereinafter called the co-respondent) have committed adultery and live together as man and wife at...

Behaviour

Desertion The respondent has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition. On the ------- 2003 the respondent left the petitioner without her consent after indicating to her that the marriage had ended and he would not be returning. The parties have lived apart since the said date.

2 Years Separation. The Petitioner and Respondent have lived apart since (date).....when the Respondent left the matrimonial home.

5 years The parties have lived apart since about (date) when the Respondent left the matrimonial home at..

Please attache any documents you think are relevant.

Do you wish to include a claim for the costs of the divorce proceedings?