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heisasadcliche (original poster member #71662) posted at 3:13 PM on Saturday, November 30th, 2019
Has anyone any experience of applying for a divorce due to uncontested adultery via the UK Govt website?
I know £550 court fees apply but how onerous and difficult was it please? It will save me £800 plus VAT in solicitors fees if I do this...and I can claim the costs back from him too. Thanks in advance for any input on this.
Working hard on indifference. It is much less painful.
lieshurt ( member #14003) posted at 9:43 PM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
No one changes unless they want to. Not if you beg them. Not if you shame them. Not if you use reason, emotion, or tough love. There is only one thing that makes someone change: their own realization that they need to.
Nowandthen ( member #65900) posted at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
Mine was an uncontested divorce too (he admitted adultery). We didn’t use solicitors for the actual divorce process, which made it far more amicable I think. I didn’t use the online route, but downloaded and filled in the forms by hand. It was very easy to do, and I imagine even easier online.
But, for your financial separation to be ‘final’ in the UK you also need something called a consent order. This has to be drawn up by a solicitor, and for this we used an online firm as it was much, much cheaper.
Of course, if you’re going down the no-solicitor route, you must be sure you can divide your assets fairly and honestly. And that’s a big assumption, considering the deception and betrayal involved in adultery. You need to be sure you can trust him.
Divorced, and living a better life.
hansvoleman ( member #55284) posted at 4:26 PM on Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Did a DIY divorce twice, 1993 and 200 so pre-online forms. The first one was on the grounds of adultery. I don't think the process or questions have changed though. I found it straightforward and quick. The Court Service notes which accompany the forms were/are pretty clear. When you select adultery as the grounds for seeking the divorce, there was just a checkbox to indicate it was uncontested.
We didn't have children together and the AP's family persuaded her to give up any claim on the house. It took 14 weeks from submitting the forms. I got a solicitor to draw up separately the agreement whereby she gave her claim on anything of mine.
When you cheat the first person you betray is yourself.
heisasadcliche (original poster member #71662) posted at 11:04 PM on Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Thanks. Doing online for D, then solicitor for financial as it makes it watertight. Appreciate the bump and the responses. X
Working hard on indifference. It is much less painful.
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