I asked my solicitor to file for divorce last September. My exh and I agreed all the details, sorted finances, child contact agreed, all amicable.
My solicitor told me it was a very straightforward divorce and shouldn't take longer than 4-5 mths. But it's now July, 10 months later and I still don't have a decree nisi or even a date for it.
My solicitor kept on telling me the court was holding it up as they had a huge backlog but I've emailed the court directly twice and each time they said they were waiting for the solicitor to return documents. I signed the decree nisi application in May, and the solicitor said (when I finally got to speak to them at the beginning of July) they'd definitely returned it to the court.
Each of them are blaming the other and I just desperately want to be divorced. What can I do to chase it up? Is it best to chase the solicitor or the court? I'm getting fobbed off by both of them at the moment.
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How can I speed up my divorce?
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RollerCola · 28/07/2014 14:43
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