555 Devil

Bit of advice needed here please:

Have been seperated for 6 months now, the wife and I dont talk at all and feel time is right to sort out the divorce, there is no/hardly any money involved maybe a couple of hundred quid in bills need to be sorted, but no properties, no assets etc so been told it would be quite easy to sort out, is this true?

How do i go about it? is it purely seperate for 2 years then divorce will be cheap and easy to sort out? as if we started divorce precedings now i think the costs will jsut hit the roof as there isnt a really good reason for her leaving, except being mental

It will be nice to get my head round it before i start hitting the parties, oh also is it classed adultery if you are seperated, thought id ask that as i dont want to get fleeced,

any help would be good, thanks

supna

How long have you been married? You could always lie about how long you have been seperated?

555 Devil

Seperation date has to be agreed by both parties as far as i have been told.

supna

Is this not something you could both agree on if you both want the divorce to go through quickly and cheaply.

555 Devil

WOuld be a good idea, but we dont speak at all, i dont know her number and i dont think she knows mine, i have an address for her but i wont ever get a reply back as i have sent a few letters already.

never mind....

Milamber

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2 years seperation is just 1 of the grounds for divorce but usually the most amicable one. You can always go for adultery or unreasonable behaviour. If you tell your Solicitor you want an amicable sepration they will come up with 4 or 5 non hostile facts in support of unresonable behaviour.

Milamber

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In that case, either hire a private detective to trace her. Not that expensive (50 quid'ish & no trace - no fee) or wait 5 years.

Trout

iTrader: (1)

It is only two years if mutually agreed.

It is five years if it is unilateral - i.e. only one of you want it

Rannoch

supna

Surely she would want this as well so if you were to contact her I'm sure this would be one thing you could agree on

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

Get a few grand together and offer to pay her off to mutually agree to it - sort it out asap - do you really want to be still married to someone you no longer have any feelings for ? I wouldnt want that hanging over me all the time.

If she gets vindictive, you'll be stuck with being shackled to her for 5 years ( or until she 'decides' to let you go ) - technically it is adultery all the time you are seperated - as you are still married, but I'm pretty sure you cant really use it for divorce grounds if she has started seeing someone after you split - if it was before, then its a stronger case.

Mrs WRX

You only have to be seperated for 2 years if you have been married for under a year and dont have proper grounds for a divorce. Try unreasonable behaviour, that is pretty much one for a no blame divorce.

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

This isn't correct I'm afraid. You can't get divorced at all if you have been married under a year, you have to wait and then use one of the facts I mentioned earlier. Sorry.

Mrs WRX

That is what I said, he cant get divorced if he has been married for less than 1 year, and after that you can use unreasonable behaviour. If they want a no fault divorce and can stand it then they can divorce after 2 years on the grounds of being seperated for 2 years. I should read what I write more often! Also you dont have to go to a solicitors, you can go the the courts and do it yourself. All the forms you need are there. But, both parties must agree on everything otherwise get a solicitor.

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

Found this for you.. http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/life/divorce.html

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

I apologise then....

Mrs WRX

Apology accepted!