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16 August 2021
Categories: Legal News , Family , Divorce
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LNB news: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announce transition period after the online divorce service becomes mandatory on 13 September 2021

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From 13 September pursuant to Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction 36X legal representatives must submit applications for divorce online, using MyHMCTS rather than the paper Form D8

Lexis®Library update: The Law Society has informed its members that ​HMCTS have confirmed a three-week transition period for using the online service and will continue to process paper applications from Tuesday 14 September until Monday 4 October. Any paper applications that are received from Tuesday 5 October 2021 will be returned.

HMCTS strongly encourages signing up to MyHMCTS in good time for September 2021. Guidance for using the online service is available here: MyHMCTS: How to use online divorce services. ​

The family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction 36X can be read here.

Source: Digital divorce service to replace paper D8 form from September 2021

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