Divorce application submitted August, still no progress

[Kenwouldmixitup]

As it says. In the meantime papers have been lost and have had to be resubmitted incurring the cost of duplication by the solicitor. The Financial Order form has changed and that has needed to be submitted. Now 28 weeks into the process and no sign of the Decree. Have submitted formal complaint and no acknowledgment. Oh also, the application was previously rejected twice on technicalities which took the Divorce centres 16 weeks each time to inform me. As a consequence put the divorce into the hands of the solicitor.

It looks like it’s going to take well over a year to get this done.

Are you in the same position?

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing significant delay?

It will be horrendously delayed if it's at bury st edmunds. Months and months behind I'm afraid.

The consent order will be submitted online and that should be dealt with quickly.

@Ultimatebetrayal

It will be horrendously delayed if it's at bury st edmunds. Months and months behind I'm afraid.

The consent order will be submitted online and that should be dealt with quickly.

My divorce went through Bury St Edmunds 3 years ago and it was bad then - about 6 months I think for the nisi.

Gulp. Currently I need the financial order to be rubber stamped, once that’s done, I can rest easy. But I believe the financial order can only be submitted when the Nisi is issued.

Solidarity fist bump to Kenwouldmixitip. A Bury St Edmond delay measured in years rather than months and yes, included some super-advanced pedantry on technicalities which involved the whole thing being resubmitted, and yes, they subsequently lost all of the resubmitted papers. It was super straightforward with former partner - we agreed a settlement without the need for solicitor involvement, but dealing with this court has cost a lot of money.

My husbands divorce to his ex wife took 2 years with Bury St Edmunds. She didn't sign the papers so we had to apply for deemed service, that took 1 month to process and there was a mistake so 1 month then 3 months to be reviewed. Nisi took 3 to 4 months. His name was wrong on the marriage cert despite providing updated details. That was another 3 to 4 months. Consent order got questioned sent that 28th October didn't get finalised until April, this was the height of covid however when judges were working from home and only coming in every couple of weeks for paperwork.

Yep. Bury Office. Half hope Daily Mail up the story and tussle up some outrage on my behalf.

@Kenwouldmixitup when you complained how did you do so? We emailed the Bury office with formal complaint and they came back to us in a day

Initiated divorce September 2019, couldn’t serve him due to Covid so court allowed service via email. They then changed their minds, and refused the Nisi. Paperwork back and forwards to his solicitor, and advised that court agreed Nisi December 2021, but it still hasn’t been written up, and have heard nothing since. Numerous phone calls, emails and letters and I still don’t have anything.

Yep. Complaint sent to Bury 24 February 2022. No acknowledgement of receipt.

The Government services are in disarray. How can people get with their lives.

And still no progress. I am feeling so frustrated. I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for people with complicated divorces. Mine is straightforward- separated 6 years, no dependent child, only assets to split house and pension. Why won’t they process it. Where is the Daily Mail when I need them.

Jeez, I’m shocked folks
I applied on line for divorce early April 2021, nisi granted 7 weeks and a few days later, absolute 40 days after that. So just less than 3 months.
No solicitor involved in the petition itself- unreasonable behaviour.
It was easy, quick and stress less.
So it isn’t the government system broken as some have said - it worked effectively and efficiently for me. Mine was done by the Birmingham centre.

Well. All I can say to that is ‘it’s not fair.’

So in my desperation I telephoned the Divorce Centre. Told that the Judge had agreed the Nisi in January. Has been with the administration team since January. Waiting for the Pronouncement Date. Can expect to receive this end of July. The published dates for Bury - 45 days. In reality 180 - 26 weeks. Have emailed every address I can get my hands on but expecting nothing when not even received an acknowledgement of a formal complaint

Fancy writing a letter to the press…and your MP to ask it to be raised in commons. .this is really bad. I’m sorry 💐

@Kenwouldmixitup mine has been with the admin team since 22 December 2021, and they now have no record of where it now is. All they could suggest is I write to them (which I’ve done), but they’ve told me there’s no point calling/emailing them because they don’t know where it is.
I’ve been trying to get a divorce since September 2019.

This is so shocking and potentially harmful. I've been waiting since November, after separating from my husband ten whole years ago. He's controlling and manipulative and it took a whole load of courage to apply for divorce in the first place.

@MayMorris. I’ve just emailed my MP. It’s ridiculous and I just want to move on with my life

I am going to contact my MP.

@Maggit I completely agree. The massive risk to people living in abusive relationships. I can’t begin to consider the impact. It is so so dangerous/damaging.

I was financially abused, so he now gets the opportunity to spend/hide more money than he already has.

How do you know which centre it's gone to? I submitted online and now I'm worried it's going to take months and months 😭 (pre 6th April)

@IsabellaMadrigal - Mine was a paper submission. I worry online submissions are being prioritised over paper so the new system is seem to be working.