DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
If you have separated from your spouse or partner you will need a good lawyer to resolve the various issues that come with breakdown of that relationship, our team at Donnelly & Kinder in Belfast can help you
DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
At Donnelly & Kinder Solicitors we have experience in helping our clients through what is undoubtedly a very difficult time in their life. Our team can assist you in navigating the numerous aspects of Family Law which need to be resolved to secure a Financial Settlement and Divorce.
To be eligible for divorce or to end a civil partnership, you must have been married, or in a civil partnership, for two years or more. If this is not the case, you can apply for a judicial separation.
The single ground for divorce in Northern Ireland remains the “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.” You must satisfy the Court that the marriage has broken down due to at least one of the following facts:
- Adultery
- Unreasonable Behaviour
- Desertion
- 2 years separation with consent
- 5 years separation
The process of ending a civil partnership in Northern Ireland is the same except that you cannot rely on the ground of adultery.
DECREE ABSOLUTE
The marriage is not legally ended until the Decree Absolute is made.
The Decree Nisi is the first part of the divorce. Once you are granted this, you may apply for your Decree Absolute after waiting a period of 6 weeks and 1 day.
The marriage is not legally ended until the Decree Absolute is made.
DECREE NISI
The Decree Nisi is the first part of the divorce.
Once you are granted this, you may apply for your Decree Absolute after waiting a period of 6 weeks and 1 day.
A divorce, however, does not end the financial obligations that arise within a marriage. To separate your finances, you must reach a financial settlement, often known as a Matrimonial Agreement, to decide how the assets of the marriage are to be split. If an amicable agreement cannot be reached, then the Court will have the final decision on how the assets are split; these proceedings are known as Ancillary Relief.
