Divorce.

[divegirl]

Good Morning all :)

A hopefully easy to answer question...

A man and a woman get married, she leaves him three months later... then two years later whilst still married, has a baby with another man.

Who pays for the divorce?

Many thanks in advance

Lisa x

[Maydup]

She does. Mostly because she needs the divorce most, but also because she left him after just 3 months.

[jno]

no rules that I know of. Who wants it most?

[EDDIE51]

Whoever starts the divorce petition pays.
As long as both agree to the divorce they can just get the divorce forms and fill them in themselves without a lawyer.
But one or other of them has to start the process and pay the court fee.

[EDDIE51]

DIY divorce
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/diy-do-it-yourself-divorce-or-dissolution
If you are on a low income you can even get the court fees paid for you!

[divegirl]

Thank you everyone xxx

[EDDIE51]

Just a final point, all divorce is on a 'No fault' basis now.
There is now only one reason for divorce that ''The relationship has irretrievably broken down'' No blame can be attributed to either side in any circumstances.

[Old_Geezer]

Unsure why they need a divorce.
That said I'm unsure why they felt a need to marry in the first place.
(Maybe it is to help future generations checking their family tree ?)

[Peter Pedant]

who ever wants it

blame in divorce went out in the 1967 reforms when it all turned on irretrievable breakdown of marriage

[EDDIE51]

PP ^^ That's what I said at 09.52 this morning.