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  • Forms and checklists for making an application for divorce

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    • Courts and Tribunals

    Date published: 28 November 2017

    Last updated: 11 September 2023

    Forms and checklists for making an application for divorce.Please ensure that you download the Petition for Divorce Word document to your own device first. This will enable you to edit the template as required to suit your details.

    Documents

    • Petition for Divorce template: County Court Microsoft Word (64 KB)
    • Amended petition checklist Adobe PDF (62 KB)
    • Answer and cross checklist (updated May 2020) Adobe PDF (189 KB)
    • Divorce petition checklist Adobe PDF (311 KB)
    • Second petition checklist Adobe PDF (45 KB)
    • Judicial separation petition checklist Adobe PDF (310 KB)
    • Nullity petition checklist Adobe PDF (309 KB)
    • Form M4: Statement of arrangements for children Adobe PDF (274 KB)
    • Form M5: Notice of proceedings county court Adobe PDF (144 KB)
    • Form M6: Acknowledgement of service County Court Adobe PDF (204 KB)
    • Form M8: Certificate of readiness Adobe PDF (68 KB)
    • Form M10: Notice of application for decree nisi to be made absolute Adobe PDF (7 KB)

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