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Which divorce court in London is better?

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Hi everyone!

My wife and I are looking to divorce, as we haven't lived together for some years. As we are in agreement to move on, it should be fairly straightforward, but from what I understand, besides the mandatory steps and waiting times, court processing can add significantly to the overall timeline - depending on how efficient a court is, and also their case workload.

At this stage, it would be good to know if anyone can tell if filing in one of the county courts that handle divorces is better than the Principal Registry of the Family Division on High Holborn? On the one hand, the Principal Registry specialises in this, but on the other it must have loads of paperwork to go through.

If county courts are better, would anyone know which ones are "notorious" for being slow?

I hope I am overthinking this :) but at the same time now that my wife and I have decided to move on, neither of us wants to waste a month or two just for the reason of picking the "wrong" venue to file a petition.

Thanks for any comments!

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