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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

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

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 13 August 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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