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How long for court to issue order?

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LiPfinancialremedy · 21/05/2026 19:09

I attended a first appointment for divorce finance nearly a month ago as respondent.
The Judge gave directions on the day but I’ve not received a copy of the order yet. The applicant is also a litigant in person so I think it’s on the court to draft the order? I’m starting to worry they’ve lost the notes and the order will never come and we’ll have to repeat the appointment in court. Is it normal for it to take this long when there are two litigants in person? We are meant to be instructing reports but don’t have the order to quote and don’t want to miss court deadlines and make it all take even longer. I’ve chased twice and had no response the second time and don’t want to make the court hate me by keeping asking.

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GreenLeaf25 · 22/05/2026 00:41

Mine took well over three months - divorce overall took over 2 years

stargirl27 · 22/05/2026 09:59

LiPfinancialremedy · 21/05/2026 19:09

I attended a first appointment for divorce finance nearly a month ago as respondent.
The Judge gave directions on the day but I’ve not received a copy of the order yet. The applicant is also a litigant in person so I think it’s on the court to draft the order? I’m starting to worry they’ve lost the notes and the order will never come and we’ll have to repeat the appointment in court. Is it normal for it to take this long when there are two litigants in person? We are meant to be instructing reports but don’t have the order to quote and don’t want to miss court deadlines and make it all take even longer. I’ve chased twice and had no response the second time and don’t want to make the court hate me by keeping asking.

honestly it depends on the court. some come back within a week or so, some can take several months. the court won't have lost their notes but i would give them a chase.

LiPfinancialremedy · 22/05/2026 17:03

Oh no. That’s not what I wanted to hear. But thank you for letting me know.

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