There is no such thing as a “quickie divorce”

13th November 2019

The “quickie divorce” doesn’t exist despite what you read in the press We often read in the media about celebrities being granted a quickie divorce and this misleads and confuses people when they are later told by their solicitor that an uncontested divorce takes, on average, 4-6 months. Although, given what is now standard but lengthy delays at the courts this is becoming 6-8 months. Many divorces take longer, sometimes years, as the financial arrangements need to be agreed and made an order by the court.

The misconception is caused by the misunderstanding the granting of the Decree Nisi. The Decree Nisi is the halfway stage when the court considers the divorce application and pronounces in open court it is satisfied the applicant is entitled legally to a divorce.

The divorce process  is

     1.  Application to the court

     2.  Evidence of service of the papers

     3.  Decree Nisi pronounced

     4.  6 weeks and 1 day after the Decree Absolute can be applied for dissolving the marriage. 

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