I've done some research on D in the UK, i'll try to explain...
As long as you have been married for at least one year either partner of a marriage can apply for divorce to the court in England. There is only one ground for divorce and that is that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. The court will need evidence proving the ground for divorce. The broken down parts to a said breakdown of marriage are ... * Adultery * Unreasonable behaviour * Desertion * Two years separation if both parties agree * Five years separation Now, assuming my W filed, non of the above apply to myself so I would contest the divorce thus making it go on longer than W probably wants to. However, if I was to file then i'm guessing that W will say to file for Adultery to which she would agree & the court would then grant the divorce.
I'm not sure what the phone call was suggesting last night, but I am now thinking that she wants this done as quick as possible. By asking me to file that will be the quickest way as she will have no intension of contesting.
It seems that the time length that a divorce can take, is anything between 6 weeks & 6 months if its all plain sailing & both partners agree fully.
The cost can be verry little as you can apply for a D.I.Y divorce starter pack from the court plus there are various online sites that offer to do all the form work for you. So the D could be quite simple & very quick.
Of course I don't want the D, can my plan remain the same, that is, I will not stand in her way of getting a D ? Not so sure, because if she files for any of the above, I can't agree as non would be true.
It would appear that my word of not standing in her way applys to Two years separation if both parties agree To which I would stand by my word & not fight it when the two years was up. This seems to be something that would buy me quite alot of time & also time to consider if infact I am losing the battle. I have to say that if I was then I would not carry on with this & I would file without hesitation.
