DIVORCE INFORMATION

If you have decided to obtain an uncontested divorce, our reasonably priced service will provide you with completion of all documents required for you to obtain a divorce pursuant to the Divorce Act (Canada) on the grounds of a one year separation. Our fee is inclusive of local court filing fees and document services.

The divorce must not be contested and all issues relating to claims for child support, spousal support, property etc. should have been previously agreed upon.

Please note that we cannot and do not give legal advice.  If your divorce is contested, or complicated in other ways, we recommend that you see an experienced family law lawyer. Divorce actions on the grounds of separation can take from 2 to 4 months to finalize.  It is not necessary to wait until one year of separation to begin the process.  Once you are separated, you can begin the divorce action and a divorce judgment will usually be granted one year after your date of separation. Divorce actions on the grounds of adultery or cruelty can often take more than a year to resolve and can become very expensive.  If possible, it is best to file on the grounds of a one year separation.

Requirements

One of the spouses must have habitually lived in the Province of British Columbia for at least one full year prior to the start of your divorce action.
You must be living separate and apart at the time the divorce action is started and you must have lived separate and apart for one full year before the court will grant an order that the parties are divorced.

Your original Marriage Certificate is required.  If you do not have an original, contact the BC Vital Statistics Agency to obtain one:  British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, 250-952-2681 (Victoria), 604-660-2937 (Vancouver).  For a marriage that took place in a province other than British Columbia, request the Marriage Certificate from the vital statistics office of that Province.

Copies of any Court Orders, Separation Agreements, Domestic Contracts and any other written arrangements which pertain to the marriage or any children of the marriage are required.