Letter to client confirming issue and service of an application for divorce or dissolution (post-DDSA 2020)


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Family expert
Precedents

Letter to client confirming issue and service of an application for divorce or dissolution (post-DDSA 2020)


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Family expert

Precedents
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Dear [insert client’s name]

[Divorce OR Dissolution]

I confirm that the application has been issued by the court and served on your [husband OR wife OR civil partner]. I enclose a copy of the issued application for your records.

The next step is for your [husband OR wife OR civil partner] to file an acknowledgment of service within 14 days beginning with the date on which the application was served. This means that they must file the acknowledgment of service by [insert date] if they are using the online system. If they are not using the online system, then we will be notified as to the date they are required to file the acknowledgment of service by. [As your [husband OR wife OR civil partner] is outside of England and Wales, that period of time is extended to [insert date].]

Your [husband OR wife

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