This has seen the birth of an efficient and specialised divorce industry with lawyers to help you, counsellors to support you, agents to assist you if you are an expatriate, child care centres to take care of your children in the meantime, and several support groups to answer your queries or take up your cause.

Steps

What are the steps to getting a divorce in the UK? Without going into too much legal jargon, the steps have been summarised below. For those who are into cohabitation or a same sex relation, the laws would be somewhat different. It must also be borne in mind that the laws are being reviewed and amended as the number of divorces rises in the nation, so you need to check out and see for yourself any particular rules that may apply specifically to your case.

• The first thing to do is to decide whether you want the divorce at all or not. You may be in a rough patch of the marriage, but maybe this is something that can be solved. If you are unable to do so yourself, you may seek the help of a government mediation centre where a certified expert will speak with you. The idea is to provide you with a neutral atmosphere to help you judge the situation better. You may also approach counselling centres like Relate, or other private social service centres.



• If you are sure about it, the next step is to know a bit on the process. You may look it up on the internet, almost all details, documents and samples are available on it if you search a bit. All forms and documents are also available with all local courts free of cost in Britain.



• The first step is to file for the divorce. If you are the applicant, you need to collect a form and fill out the details asked in it, including the grounds for the divorce and some personal statistics, and give it to the court for processing. Your spouse, who is the respondent, will be mailed the document by the court, and needs to return it after filling out the required parts. If he or she wants to defend it, then they have the right to state so, hire a lawyer and appear in court.



• The next step is to obtain the decree nisi. The court grants this and this means that your divorce is almost finalised.



• The last step is to obtain the decree absolute. Once this piece of paper is stamped and sent to you, your divorce is complete and your marriage becomes null and void. If you change your mind after that, you will have to remarry each other.

• Adultery: If your partner has been unfaithful in the marriage, you will have to prove that conclusively, and your partner has the right to argue against it in court.



• Unreasonable Behaviour: This includes everything from physical abuse to snoring, so make sure that you know what you are doing, and have adequate proof of a really serious ground for divorce.

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