Divorce form help

[Sarah2302]

I’m just looking for advice on filling the section on the divorce form where you have to explain why you want one. I’m filling due to unreasonable behaviour (other thread sums it all up and been very helpful) Has anybody done this themselves and how do you need to word it. There have been many episodes of his anger towards me, lack of emotional support, no help at home etc. Am I supposed to give dates of the arguments/list them??? Not really sure how to write it.

Yes you need examples and dates of incidents that illustrate the unreasonable behaviour. They also need to be within six months before you separated from your H - any longer and you are said to have accepted living with that behaviour.

E.g - "The petitioner feels unable to engage in discussions with the respondent without the respondent resorting to shouting at the petitioner. This led the petitioner to feel anxious and afraid. An example of this is [XYZ] on [month/year]"

Check out the Wikivorce website, they're pretty good.

Thanks that website looks very helpful indeed!

Wikivirce was a life saver to me when I did my own divorce. I also got a book the recommended on there and found it very very helpful I've popped a photo of it on amazon up.
Good luck and chin up I'm now 4 years down the road and I've got the life I only dreamed of back during the days of divorce

Thank you for your advice. I hope I can look back later from a better place as at the moment it’s just pain pain pain!

I put on mine such as the respondent refused help with any tasks around the house, preferring to play online gaming at every opportunity. Refused to contribute financially but convinced himself that he equally paid for everything. Oh and expected his mother to pay for his car tax, and sent her a Christmas list despite being 30 something year old man. Allowed how father to speak to me in a chauvinistic manner and not stand up for me.

I knew his mother would read it. Maybe a little childish but I enjoyed it.

Realistically the judge doesn't care what you put as long as it meets the process criteria i.e. as above that it happened within a set time and you can say when.

Funnilt enough DHs ex wife was so miffed he issued proceedings against her first that she contested on the grounds that he was the arse etc. Not that itsde any difference. Clearly these were two people who no longer wanted to be married and that was good enough!

I posed on the Wikivorce website my wording for unreasonable behaviour but have had no replies and really want to get this thing off my back, can anyone check them on here?