Divorce is the formal process that brings a marriage to an end. Civil partnership dissolution is the equivalent for couples in a civil partnership. Usually, this can be done entirely on paper. You will not be required to attend court in most cases.

The divorce process is entirely separate from working out how to share out money or property, or what arrangements should be made for your children. It simply ends the marriage.

Since April 2022, divorce in England and Wales has been ‘no fault’, meaning either party (or both parties on a joint basis) can apply for a divorce, without having to justify why they want the divorce.

The reasons behind the divorce do not usually affect the financial division, or arrangements for children.

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