Delays at East Midlands

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Anyone else stuck in the queue at EMDC?

My decree nisi court date was scheduled for this week after initial application for straightforward amicable divorce made in July last year.

Their update email says:

· We are currently processing petitions received on 20.04.2019. All paper petitions received are now been forwarded to Bury St Edmunds for processing.
· We are currently processing help with fees applications received on 17.04.2019
· We are currently processing acknowledgements of service received on 2.05.2019
· We are currently processing applications for directions for trial received on 11.04.2019
· We are currently processing Applications received on 19.03.2019
· We are currently processing correspondence including emails received on 27.02.2019
· We are currently processing approved / refused directions for trial application considered on 24.4.2019
· We are currently processing approved / refused orders made by a District Judge on 11.04.2019
· We are currently processing Form A's received on 25.3.2019
· Consent Orders received on 08.04.2019 are waiting to be considered by a District Judge
· Replies to Consent Order refusals that were received on 08.04.2019 waiting to be considered by a District Judge
· We are currently processing Consent Orders that were approved on 28.03.2019
· We are currently processing Consent Orders that were refused on 28.03.2019

We are currently processing Decree Absolutes received on 10.05.2019

I can’t work out which of those timescales relate to nisi dates - anyone got a clue?

TIA

Hi Spoon,

Any update?

Hi sunny, rang again.... it came down to the admin team on Friday (7/6), which means it’s been to the judge & he’s made a decision. It will take 3-4 weeks from now to be processed, when a letter will come out... he says it seems likely it’s been refused (though can’t confirm this) - the letter will say if it’s a refusal, and the reasons. He said if I ring in a couple of weeks, they may be able to tell me the reasons.
Sorry I haven’t updated on here. As you can probably imagine, this news has totally knocked me for six

Oh my goodness Spoon. Why do they suggest its been refused? What makes them think that? What a flipping joke that you have to wait so long for an explanation! Surely it cant be flat out refused?
My heart goes out to you. This is what I am dreading too.

Can I be seriously nosey and asked what terms you had arranged on the consent order with stbxh and if you had mediation? I really feel for you and hope it can be resolved x

I don’t know why they said it might have been refused. The guy said he couldn’t see the details of reasons as it’s only just arrived at the admin team. He wasn’t as nice as the one I spoke to last time!

The agreement on the consent order was arrived at through solicitors on both sides so I can’t understand or imagine what is not considered ok. (No mediation.)

I really hope you get yours back soon! It’s agony waiting xx