Special Procedure

In an undefended divorce, the decree can be issued without either petitioner or respondent having to appear (or be represented) at the court; the facts submitted by the petitioner in the petition and verified on affidavit are considered by the District Judge. When he or she is satisfied that the facts in the petition are proved and the grounds for a divorce exists, he or she issues a certificate to that effect and fixes a date for the formal pronouncement of the decree nisi by the Judge. A copy of the decree is sent through the post to both husband and wife by the court office