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If | If you or your spouse has started a divorce action and you want to know whether or not your divorce order has gone through, just call the family registry of the courthouse that the action was started in. Ask them if your order has been approved yet, and, if not, when you can expect it to be approved. | ||
If you and your spouse have been separated for a long time, and you want to find out whether your spouse ever applied for a divorce, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings in Ottawa, Ontario. They're the folks who keep track of all Canadian divorce actions. | If you and your spouse have been separated for a long time, and you want to find out whether your spouse ever applied for a divorce, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the ''[http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/divorce/crdp-bead.html Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings]'' in Ottawa, Ontario. They're the folks who keep track of all Canadian divorce actions. You will need to complete the form located on their [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/enforce-execution/self-meme.html website] with the relevant details about you, your partner, and your relationship, and send it to: | ||
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Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings <br> | |||
Department of Justice Canada <br> | |||
284 Wellington Street <br> | |||
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 | |||
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If you ask for the information by telephone, make sure you have the following information at hand when you call: | |||
*the full name and date of birth for both you and your former spouse, and | |||
*the date you married. | |||
You can find out more about divorce in the chapter [[Separating & Getting Divorced]] within the section [[Divorce and the Law on Getting Divorced]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 17 January 2024
If you or your spouse has started a divorce action and you want to know whether or not your divorce order has gone through, just call the family registry of the courthouse that the action was started in. Ask them if your order has been approved yet, and, if not, when you can expect it to be approved.
If you and your spouse have been separated for a long time, and you want to find out whether your spouse ever applied for a divorce, contact the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings in Ottawa, Ontario. They're the folks who keep track of all Canadian divorce actions. You will need to complete the form located on their website with the relevant details about you, your partner, and your relationship, and send it to:
Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings
Department of Justice Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
If you ask for the information by telephone, make sure you have the following information at hand when you call:
- the full name and date of birth for both you and your former spouse, and
- the date you married.
You can find out more about divorce in the chapter Separating & Getting Divorced within the section Divorce and the Law on Getting Divorced.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Mark Norton and Stephanie Pesth, September 18, 2023. |
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