[Solved] Online divorce........????

Hi There,
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My Ex wife use this service after we seperated, it seemed simple enough though I didn't apply ect.
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The only thing to be mindful of is that they seem to have an auto complete on the system they use, once the first part of the divorce has been issued the Decree Nisi, if they haven't been contacted during a certian time, they will automatically release the Decree absolute and the divorce will be finalised, not an issue in most cases, but if you are still dealing with finances then it could cause problems if everything is finallised before they are dealt with.
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That doesn't mean that you can't still deal with them afterwards, but it is always easier to have everything done in one go rather than have it drag on.
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GTTS

Cheers GTTS

Am I right in thinking that you cant get a financial agreement from the court until you are divorced anyway?

Ta

I know, in my recent divorce, that the Nisi was granted without a problem, but the absolute was held up because of an issue over the financial arragements (partly the court not reading the info they had been given). I think it is advisable to get the financial order sorted as soon as possible, otherwise it can come back to bite you later on.

Hi There,
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My understanding is that you apply for divorce, it gets accpted and they issue the decree Nisi, once that is issued, you need to agree on the assets that you both have and how they will be divided, that then goes in front of a judge and if all is accepted then the judge will write the order of divorce and issue the decree absolute.
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As said when my divorce went through (some time ago) my ex used the online service and even though we hadn't sorted our finances and didn't until some time later, becuase the system the online company used was set to do so, it issued direction to the courts to finalise the divorce.
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The down side to this is that if you want to hold the divorce open so that you can use it as a tool for negotiation ie, well until we have agreed on XYZ we can't be divorced, then things could drag on for years getting the finances sorted, mine took nearly 12 months after the absolute was issued to sort.
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It may be worth getting some legal advice many solicitors offer free 30 sessions where you would be able to ask for some advice, they would probaly advise against using online services though as they would want your business.
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Another option is some of the online services do have legal teams that can assist you, you pay slightly more but you are able to ask some questions during the process.
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GTTS