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Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process (view source)
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With this action, neither spouse has to serve court documents on the other. So you may be able to apply for the divorce order on the same day you file your joint claim. (That’s so long as the one-year period of separation has passed.) | With this action, neither spouse has to serve court documents on the other. So you may be able to apply for the divorce order on the same day you file your joint claim. (That’s so long as the one-year period of separation has passed.) | ||
Both you and your spouse must sign the '''notice of joint family claim''' ( | Both you and your spouse must sign the '''notice of joint family claim''' (form F1). Both of you must also complete '''affidavits'''. These give the court the information it needs to decide if the divorce order is justified. If you have children, one affidavit you’ll both need to prepare and file deals with the child support arrangements you have in place. | ||
==The steps in the desk order divorce process== | ==The steps in the desk order divorce process== | ||
