Do you need decree absolute to remarry?

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

larmy16 wrote: »

Do you have any idea how I would go about getting a copy? I still have a marriage certificate.

Oh I should just google it to find out. Thanks for replying.

The marriage certificate should have been handed in when the divorce was applied for.

Are you definitely divorced?

ellies_angel

I still have my marriage certificate and I'm divorced (well one of them, I had to get several to change names on documents).

larmy16

Well as far as I know he wanted to remarry more or less straight away - we never had any contact after that day he drove down with the papers.

I do still have a copy of the marriage certificate.

zzzLazyDaisy

larmy16 wrote: »

I do still have a copy of the marriage certificate.

Don't worry too much about this. It's true that the marriage certificate must be handed in when the divorce petition is lodged, but if he couldn't find the marriage certificate (because you had it) he would have applied for a replacement, and handed that one in instead.

The main thing is the decree absolute, you can't get married again without it, so you need to track it down.

EDIT: Don't waste your time contacting the county court - it appears that you can only get a replacement certificate that way if you were divorced within the last five years.

But I found this from another site which might help.... and should be cheaper than using an agent to do it for you...

If you have lost your decree absolute (and you were divorced in England or Wales), contact the Principal Registry of the Family Division, Decree Absolute Section, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6NP (Tel: 020 7947 7017). For a fee, they will access a union index to the registered court copies of decrees absolute for you, and either provide a certified copy of the information themselves (if the divorce was granted by the Supreme Court) or arrange for a certified copy to be sent to you from the relevant county court. If the divorce took place within the last 5 years, you can also contact the county court where it took place for a cheaper service.