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Application for a divorce or dissolution

"*" indicates required fields

About you

the sole applicant or applicant 1
Full name of the applicant*
This can be different to the one on your marriage or civil partnership certificate. This can be your last name, your spouse/ civil partner's last name or a double barrelled last name that combines the two. If you have changed your name, other than through your marriage, since you got married you must attach a copy of your change of name deed or otherwise explain why your name has changed.
Is this either your married name or the name shown on your marriage or civil partnership certificate?
Do you wish to keep your contact details confidential from your spouse or civil partner?
If you do not wish to disclose your contact details to the respondent, please tick 'Yes'
What is your address and contact details?
You should give a home address in the UK, if you have one. The court will send papers to your home address, or you can provide a business address in the UK. If you want to supply an address outside of the UK, different rules may apply about documents being sent to you. You may wish to seek legal advice. Remember information contained in this form will be sent to your spouse/civil partner. If you do not want them to know your current contact details, please make sure you have ticked 'Yes' at above section, the court will not disclose these details.
If you have not provided an email address, the court will send a copy of the issued application to your postal address.

About the respondent or applicant 2

If you are applying as a sole applicant, complete this section with the respondent's details. If applying jointly, applicant 2 must complete this section. Applicant 1 should continue to complete the form at Section 4.
Full name of the applicant 2*
Note: For applicant 2, this can be different to the one on your marriage or civil partnership certificate. This can be your last name, your spouse/civil partner's last name or a double barrelled last name that combines the two. If you have changed your name, other than through your marriage, since you got married you must attach a copy of your change of name deed or otherwise explain why your name has changed.
Is this either the married name or the name shown on the marriage or civil partnership certificate?
What is the address of the respondent or applicant 2?
Where the application is to be served by the court this will be served by email with a notice confirming service sent to the respondent's postal address.
Please insert the respondent's usual email address or an email address provided by the respondent for service (for example, their solicitor's email address). You should avoid using a work email address, as this may not be confidential. The email address should not be the same as the one given for the sole applicant/ applicant 1.
For the respondent's email address only – I confirm that to the best of my knowledge only the respondent has access to the above email account
Has the respondent provided a different address for the court documents to be sent to?
Did your marriage/civil partnership take place outside of the UK?
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Note: You can only apply for a divorce/ dissolution if you have been in your marriage or civil partnership for at least one year.
Are the details set out in your marriage or civil partnership certificate correct?
Are there any existing or previous court proceedings relating to your marriage/civil partnership or affecting its validity (including any existing or concluded court proceedings overseas)?
Note: Joint applicants are to complete the details necessary together in the same box provided.
Do you want to apply for a financial order? (Sole applicant or applicant 1)
Do you want to apply for a financial order? (Applicant 2)
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