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13 couples got divorced on Christmas Day …

13 couples got divorced on Christmas Day …
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Figures show thirteen people filed for a divorce on Christmas Day in England and Wales. They were among the 455 online divorce applications that were submitted between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

Since April 2018 you have been able to complete the divorce application process using the internet. Instead of paper work, people can fill out online applications, upload documents needed and pay fees online.

Figures released by the Ministry of Justice show more than 23,000 online divorce applications have been made since the online applications were introduced. Divorce rates for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales are at their lowest level since 1973. In 2017 there were 101,669 divorced same sex couples in England and Wales this is a decrease of 5%. There were 338 divorces of same-sex couples in 2017 more than three times the number in 2016.

The introduction of the fully digital divorces is part of the £1 billion plan to modernise the justice system.

The grounds of divorce in the UK are:

When you apply for a divorce you must prove your marriage broke down and give one of the following reasons:

  1. Adultery
  2. Unreasonable behaviour
  3. Desertion
  4. You have lived apart for more than two years and both agree to the divorce
  5. You have lived apart for at least five years, even if your husband or wife disagrees

The Ministry of Justice said more than 150,000 people had used online justice services in 2018 taking the total to more than 300,000 in the last four years.

Justice minister Lucy Frazer said: “These online services are already making a difference to people who use the justice system.”

“As we reach this milestone, it’s encouraging to see people are reporting these services work well for them and are a better fit around their busy lives.”

Inj 2017, 52% of the divorces filed by opposite-sex couples were by the wife and 37% were husbands. The most common reason found by Office of National Statistics was due to unreasonable behaviour.

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