My husband and I separated five and a half months ago following my discovery of his adultery. At the time I wanted to file for divorce straight away and told him I only had six months on adulterous grounds but he asked me to give it time and do it after six months if I still wanted to.
So now here we are, I still want to, and the clock is ticking. I had hoped I would feel differently by now but i am unable to get over it. So I need to file in the next fortnight. I'm not in any real hurry to get it finalised, I just want to set the ball rolling and I definitely want to state adultery on principle, so it needs to be in the next fortnight.
He knows this and has suggested mediation. My question is, if we are going to go through mediation in relation to finances and kids, is there any need for me to engage a lawyer at this time? I just want to get it filed as it is hanging over my head and stressing me out that the clock is ticking. Can I just fill out a form d8 myself and then worry about sorting out mediation and or lawyers later?
I have a signed confession of his adultery, and he will not contest it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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Bedraggledmumoftwo · 02/01/2018 10:44
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