- Reaching agreement on maintenance, the children and similar issues before you divorce can cut both cost and time.
- The simplest divorce, where both spouses agree, can be completed in about 6-9 months.
- You can only file a divorce petition after at least 1 year of marriage, unless the court gives permission.
- 45 days after the court grants a decree nisi, the petitioner can apply to make it a decree absolute.
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Wherever you are, in Sheung Shui or elsewhere, we offer an online case-analysis system and a professional support team so we can understand your marriage situation more fully and help you.
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Sheung Shui Divorce Advice: What to Know Before a Fast Divorce in Sheung Shui or Anywhere in Hong Kong
Before applying for a fast divorce in Sheung Shui or anywhere in Hong Kong, you should reach agreement on the divorce procedure, maintenance, custody and the division of property.
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Agreeing the divorce application procedure
- Going to court over a divorce usually means paying high legal costs.
- So reaching agreement on maintenance, the children and similar issues before you divorce can cut both cost and time.
Agreeing maintenance in a divorce application
- Because both spouses’ incomes may change in future, the amount of maintenance may also need to be adjusted.
- The benefit of paying maintenance as a lump sum is that the financial issues are settled in a short time and no later adjustment is needed.
Agreeing custody in a divorce application
- Before or after the divorce, you must think carefully about the children’s living arrangements, their education and their choice of activity classes.
- For families with children under 18, the application must state clearly how custody and access are to be handled.
Agreeing the division of property in a divorce application
- When dividing property, the “equal division principle” can be used to split the assets 50/50 between the two spouses.
- However, other factors must also be taken into account when the “equal division principle” is applied.
Sheung Shui Divorce Fees and the Fastest Way to Divorce: Filing the Divorce Petition
The petitioner must complete the “divorce petition” and deliver it in person to the Family Court Registry.
When you file a divorce petition, you need to complete:
- Form 2: Petition for divorce (the form you need depends on your circumstances or ground for divorce)
- Form 2B: Statement as to the arrangements for children (where applicable)
- Form E: financial statement (where applicable)
- Form 3: Notice of Proceedings
- Form 4: Acknowledgement of Service (you only fill in the case number and both names; the respondent completes the rest)
Serving the petition on your spouse
The legal proceedings have now begun. You are the “petitioner” in the case and your spouse is the “respondent”.
After filing the petition, you must arrange for a sealed copy of the petition (a copy stamped by the court) to be served on all other parties to the proceedings, either by a person acting for you or by post.
Please note
- You may not serve the petition on the respondent yourself. It must be served by someone else or by post.
- If the petition cannot be served on the respondent by a person or by post, you can ask the court for permission to publish it in a newspaper as another way of serving it.
- For a joint application, the petition does not need to be served on the other spouse.
The Fastest Way to Divorce: Fixing a Court Hearing Date, and Fees
After the petition has been served, you must use the application form from the Family Court Registry to ask the Registrar for directions so that a hearing can be listed.
Your petition or joint application will be listed for a hearing in one of the following categories:
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| Special Procedure List | HK$630 |
| Defended List | HK$1,045 |
Before a petition is listed for a hearing, the Registrar must be satisfied that the petition has been served on the respondent.
Service on the respondent can be shown in either of these two ways:
- The respondent has returned the completed “Form 4” to the court.
- The person who served the papers files an affidavit with the court stating that the petition has been served on the respondent.
For a joint application, as soon as the documents are complete (the application does not have to be served on the other spouse), the case can be listed for a hearing.
The Registrar will decide the date, place and time of the hearing and will notify you and all parties to the proceedings.
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The Fastest Way to Divorce: Decree Nisi and the Final Order of Divorce
The court will grant a decree nisi (similar to a provisional order) dissolving the marriage. Neither spouse needs to attend a hearing.
If you file a divorce petition but the “respondent” does not file an answer with the court within the time set, the petition will be dealt with as a Special Procedure case.
The final order of divorce
45 days after the court grants a decree nisi, the petitioner can return the completed “Notice of Application for Decree Nisi to be made Absolute” to the court to apply to make the decree nisi absolute.
Please note
- A decree nisi cannot be made absolute until the court has made its declaration about the arrangements for the children.
When the Registrar is satisfied that all the legal requirements have been met, a certificate of decree absolute will be issued to both spouses.
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Divorce services in Sheung Shui and every district:
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- Drafting divorce documents
- Maintenance assessment and calculation
- Matters concerning children born outside marriage
- Assessment of unreasonable behaviour
- Changing a custody order
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How quickly can you get divorced in Hong Kong?
The simplest divorce, where both spouses agree, can be completed in about 6-9 months.
You can only file a divorce petition after at least 1 year of marriage, unless the court gives permission.
How to prove separation
- The petitioner’s tenancy agreement, utility bills and similar papers, marked with the address as proof of residence, can all be used as proof of separation.
- A solicitor can also send your spouse a solicitor’s letter as soon as you separate, recording the fact and date of the separation.
- The petitioner keeps a copy of the letter as evidence for the later divorce application.
Divorcing in Hong Kong after marrying elsewhere
As long as the marriage is valid and can be proved to exist, a divorce can in general be handled in Hong Kong, wherever the wedding took place.
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