Can you get a divorce if the other person has disappeared?
09 March 2010, 08:16 AM
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Can you get a divorce if the other person has disappeared?
I need to get a divorce but i have no idea where in the world my ex is.
I have tried looking for him over the last 4 years and have come up with a big fat nothing.
I have checked deaths and electoral registers etc. If someone doesnt want to be found then do i have to stay married or can i get it granted in their absence?
I have tried looking for him over the last 4 years and have come up with a big fat nothing.
I have checked deaths and electoral registers etc. If someone doesnt want to be found then do i have to stay married or can i get it granted in their absence?
09 March 2010, 08:19 AM
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There is a way of having the marriage dissolved after a certain ammount of time where one party is absent and cannot be traced but you would need to speak with a solicitor to take proper advice
09 March 2010, 08:24 AM
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I need to get a divorce but i have no idea where in the world my ex is.
I have tried looking for him over the last 4 years and have come up with a big fat nothing.
I have checked deaths and electoral registers etc. If someone doesnt want to be found then do i have to stay married or can i get it granted in their absence?
I have tried looking for him over the last 4 years and have come up with a big fat nothing.
I have checked deaths and electoral registers etc. If someone doesnt want to be found then do i have to stay married or can i get it granted in their absence?
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09 March 2010, 08:50 AM
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Usually after 5 years of separation you can get divorced without consent. However you must show to the court that you have exhausted every avenue of trying to contact your husband.
I am sure a quick call to legal aid or your solicitor will confirm this.
I am sure a quick call to legal aid or your solicitor will confirm this.
09 March 2010, 08:57 AM
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I am not entitled to legal aid but i dont think the cost of a divorce is very much.
What i am worried about is if he knew i was divorcing him it might make him appear on my doorstep and i dont want that. I have looked on the net and there is no trace of him, where can anyone else look to find him? I know he wouldnt be claiming benefits of any kind and will not have a bank loan or even a bank account............he sounds really dodgy now
09 March 2010, 09:06 AM
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A cost of a divorce without any contention is around £1500, takes about 16 weeks.
However there is a clause called desertion which is usually after 2 years of continuous absence can you file for divorce. This is not used very often but is there. Speak to a solicitor and ask them.
However there is a clause called desertion which is usually after 2 years of continuous absence can you file for divorce. This is not used very often but is there. Speak to a solicitor and ask them.
09 March 2010, 09:48 AM
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A cost of a divorce without any contention is around £1500, takes about 16 weeks.
However there is a clause called desertion which is usually after 2 years of continuous absence can you file for divorce. This is not used very often but is there. Speak to a solicitor and ask them.
However there is a clause called desertion which is usually after 2 years of continuous absence can you file for divorce. This is not used very often but is there. Speak to a solicitor and ask them.
I thought it was about £50 lolDesertion sounds good as that is what happened. When my mum got diagnosed with cancer that was the last i saw of him. He has not once in 4 years even seen his daughter or attempted to and i am still living at the same address.
I have saved him some old scooby bits
09 March 2010, 10:21 AM
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The sooner i am divorced the sooner i can meet Mr Right.
Seriously though, he walked out on his 5 year old daughter and i want to get him out of our lives for good. I dread the day he may knock on my door and being divorced from him gives him less rights.
09 March 2010, 10:27 AM
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09 March 2010, 10:31 AM
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yep. Thats about the long and short of it. The week earlier my mum was given 6 months to live so i had the worst time of my life and no support, was awful. My daughter in 9 now and doesn't really remember very much about him and she does not care that he is not in her life. It was hard for her early on but not any more.
09 March 2010, 11:15 AM
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5 years? Not long to go....
I am not entitled to legal aid but i dont think the cost of a divorce is very much.
What i am worried about is if he knew i was divorcing him it might make him appear on my doorstep and i dont want that. I have looked on the net and there is no trace of him, where can anyone else look to find him? I know he wouldnt be claiming benefits of any kind and will not have a bank loan or even a bank account............he sounds really dodgy now
I am not entitled to legal aid but i dont think the cost of a divorce is very much.
What i am worried about is if he knew i was divorcing him it might make him appear on my doorstep and i dont want that. I have looked on the net and there is no trace of him, where can anyone else look to find him? I know he wouldnt be claiming benefits of any kind and will not have a bank loan or even a bank account............he sounds really dodgy now
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09 March 2010, 11:51 AM
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Is it ****! Mine has just cost me less than £400. That was based on the two year seperation rule and I bought one of those DIY divorce kits from staples.
An absolute doddle. The dearest part was the applying to the court which was £300.
Clearly this was straight a forward one as there was no property or kids involved.
09 March 2010, 12:03 PM
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Is it ****! Mine has just cost me less than £400. That was based on the two year seperation rule and I bought one of those DIY divorce kits from staples.
An absolute doddle. The dearest part was the applying to the court which was £300.
Clearly this was straight a forward one as there was no property or kids involved.
An absolute doddle. The dearest part was the applying to the court which was £300.
Clearly this was straight a forward one as there was no property or kids involved.
I think they said the £400 one includes a will as well.
09 March 2010, 12:33 PM
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IIRC when i did my divorce..
if the other party contests the divorce and refuses to sign, the petiton
stays valid, and after 5 years, if no reconcilliation or revocation of the
petiton occurs, it goes through.
It may have changed now though.
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Mart
if the other party contests the divorce and refuses to sign, the petiton
stays valid, and after 5 years, if no reconcilliation or revocation of the
petiton occurs, it goes through.
It may have changed now though.
regs
Mart
09 March 2010, 04:56 PM
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Is it ****! Mine has just cost me less than £400. That was based on the two year seperation rule and I bought one of those DIY divorce kits from staples.
An absolute doddle. The dearest part was the applying to the court which was £300.
Clearly this was straight a forward one as there was no property or kids involved.
An absolute doddle. The dearest part was the applying to the court which was £300.
Clearly this was straight a forward one as there was no property or kids involved.
09 March 2010, 05:11 PM
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I have spoken to the Custardy section of the divorce place posted up and they contact the police/courts to find him. He is then sent the paperwork.
I cant do this as he used to ****** my daughter and keep her from me and i would hate for him to try anything like this again. I was hoping that i could get divorced in his absence as its been this long.
09 March 2010, 05:25 PM
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Do you have any proof of him snatching your daughter that could be put with the divorce paperwork in support of you having custody of your daughter.
09 March 2010, 05:29 PM
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When it was all going on and he would withhold her i would call the police and they said that as i didnt have a residency order or something like that i could do nothing. I got a residency order in the end but i dont know if it has a time limit on it. Anyway, the order does not stop him taking her, it just means that on paper he is not allowed to.