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I left my husband after 25years of marriage, we have no children and we have sold our house and divided the remainder after paying of the mortgage. I have asked h... read more

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Lorraine Burke's response

You can petition for divorce based on the irretrievable breakdown of your marriage & 2 years separation with consent. The Court website provid... read more

my ex has filed divorce papers in courts, what do I do next,

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Huma Mohyuddin's response

You will shortly be receiving the Divorce Petition from the court. This is a document that sets out the reasons for the divorce. If you have chi... read more

my son has left his wife, she wants divorce on adultery, son not contesting, but her solicitor wants my son to pay the court fees of £340 does he have to pay this

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Peter Johnson's response

If your son has already returned the Acknowledgment of Service following service upon him of the divorce petition it may be too late to contest t... read more

We want to apply for a Judicial Review we have been turned down for adoption by our local council and the IRM. We have not much time left (about a month) trying... read more

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I separated from my husban last year due to his adultery, we had been together for 10yrs and married for 7. I have two children from a previous marriage (he had t... read more

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i recently split from my husband of 20 years six months ago and he is now living with someone else. I would like to get a divorce to try and draw a line under th... read more

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Peter Johnson's response

The court has the power as part of the divorce to order your husband to transfer the house to you free of the mortgage. But whether it will or no... read more