Have you been putting off getting a divorce because of the paperwork?

People often get confused between a ‘separation’ and ‘divorce’. A separation is when you decide to stop living together as a couple, while a divorce is when the family court grants a ‘Dissolution Order’ that legally ends your marriage or civil union.

If you’ve been separated for two years or more and want to move on to start the next chapter in your life, we can help. 

Our new free online divorce tool will take you through the steps, helping to make the process easier for you. You can gather all the information you need to fill out the forms at your own pace, in your own time. 

When you’re done, we’ll contact you and manage the rest of the process for you. You can get started here.

The process that must be followed will depend on:

• Whether you want to apply together with your ex-spouse or alone
• Whether or not you want to appear in Court

If you apply alone, there will be some extra steps involved to serve the documents on your ex-spouse. 

The person who serves the documents will need to file an affidavit to the Court to confirm that they have done so. Your ex-spouse will then be given an opportunity to object to the divorce being made. So, where possible, you should make a joint application with your ex-spouse. This will save you on time and money.

To find out more about the application process visit our website.