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What does Decree nisi mean?

The first (or preliminary) decree in divorce proceedings, specifying that unless sufficient cause or good reason is shown to the court why the divorce should not be made final, an application can be made for the decree absolute (the final decree).

This is the first (or preliminary) divorce decree – otherwise, the penultimate divorce order. Unless the other party to the divorce can satisfy the court that there is good reason why the divorce should not be made final an application can be made by the Petitioner following 6 weeks and 1 day from the date of the pronouncement of the decree nisi for the decree to be made absolute and for the marriage then to be brought to an end. The decree nisi is pronounced in open court and notice of the date and time when the decree will be pronounced is given to both parties to the divorce.

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The first (or preliminary) decree in divorce proceedings, specifying that unless sufficient cause or good reason is shown to the court why the

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Application for decree nisi in divorce (pre-DDSA 2020)

Note that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) came into force on 6 April 2022. Proceedings issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022 will be subject to the provisions of DDSA 2020 and the changes to procedure under the amended Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955. For further information, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.Proceedings issued by the court on or before 5 April 2022 will continue to progress under the pre-DDSA 2020 law, whether submitted on the digital system or via paper forms. Such applications will not be impacted by the coming into force of DDSA 2020, nor the consequential changes to procedure. This document covers the position for proceedings issued prior to 6 April 2022.Legislative changes have been made as a consequence of DDSA 2020, including to FPR 2010, Pt 7. To view a historic version of FPR 2010, Pt 7, and FPR 2010, Practice Direction 7A as applicable to proceedings issued prior to...

Application for decree nisi—nullity (pre-DDSA 2020)

This Practice Note explains how to apply for a decree nisi in proceedings for nullity (application for a matrimonial order) where the application was issued before 6 April 2022 and identifies the court forms needed. It also explains the procedure for applying to set aside a certificate of entitlement and rescinding a decree nisi and when a rehearing is appropriateOn 6 April 2022 the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into effect. Although DDSA 2020 does not make substantive changes to the law regarding nullity proceedings, there are some consequential changes to the procedure under the amended Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955 affecting applications for nullity and nullity of marriage orders that are issued on or after 6 April 2022. The changes relate primarily to changes to terminology, updated forms and changes to provisions regarding service.For nullity proceedings issued on or after April 2020 see Practice Notes: Commencing and filing nullity proceedings (post-DDSA 2020), Standard cases—nullity proceedings (post-DDSA 2020) and Disputed...

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