Divorce question

Elle00

I don't think divorce is that hard these days considering how frequently the courts deal with it. When I cited my husband's unreasonable behaviour he refused to admit to most of the things included in my divorce petition so I allowed revisions to be made before submission to the courts and basically, I technically divorced my husband for calling me fat after I had our baby in the end. Seriously!

I started proceedings in May 06 and had my decree absolute just before Christmas along with a cheque for my small share of his assets (hey, I had his kid - he can flaming well compensate me for it regardless of the length of our marriage). The court even accepted my statement of arrangements for children as "I am trying to work with [ex's parents] to come to an agreement but at present [ex] is unwilling to co-operate. I would like my child to have a good relationship with his Father and hope that will be the case at some point in the future." The point of my example considering you don't have kids is simply to illustrate the fact that the court couldn't care less about the individuals involved as long as everyone's filled in the right boxes and submitted the correct forms at the appropriate stages of procedure!

Discuss with a solicitor what your options are. You can't just make up grounds for unreasonable behaviour however abandoning you in a house you couldn't afford is pretty unreasonable... It might be the courts can grant you a divorce in his absence on those grounds but only a qualified solicitor can confirm where you stand. Good luck! Elle x.

sunshine_star

i recently did my own divorce it is quite easy with a little thought.

and it didn't cost me a penny !!! (due to low income )

most of the paper work you need can be found online at

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/divorce/index.htm

however i'm not sure of the situation about your husband not being available,

but i'm sure you can find out on this site ??

need any support with filling the forms etc drop me a line........and don't pay

to have your name cahnged back by deed poll .............following a divorce

you don't have to pay to go back to your maiden name......just keep hold of

your divorce documents !!!

happy to help

sunshine_star

ps. don't forget solicitors make money out of other peoples misery so try and use them as little as possible !!!

kickstart_3

I think i have pretty good grounds for divorce , briefly i was diagnosed with a terminal illness , hubby walked out , stopped paying mortgage on house (that was in his name only) we have no children , so i had to get out of the house and i havent seen him since , approx 2yrs now, so thought it was time to see about getting a divorce started while i am still fit enough (just) Thanks for all your help guys .