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Divorce and Judicial Separation
Where a married person is of the opinion that there is no hope of saving the marriage, in other words, that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, then it may be best to bring an end to the marriage by issuing a petition.
This petition may be in the form of divorce or judicial separation. A divorce means that when a decree absolute is granted, the parties are no longer husband and wife. In the case of the Judicial Separation, even after a decree is granted the parties are still husband and wife.
The issue of a divorce petition will also give the parties the ability to apply to the court for property, money or maintenance orders. These are known as ancillary matters. There may be occasions when, perhaps for religious reasons, a party does not want to cease being married and yet, wants to be in a position to apply to the court for those ancillary matters. In that case, a judicial separation petition may be appropriate.
By the time the decision to issue a petition is reached, we find that the most commonly asked question is "how long will it take?" Parties want to complete matters as quickly as possible in order that they can look to the future at the earliest opportunity with the past behind them. We pride ourselves in achieving swift and beneficial results.
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