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Bury st Edmunds Timescales

divorcerespondent
Junior Member

03 Mar 22 #518966 by divorcerespondent

Reply from divorcerespondent

Hi RubyTuesday
I've just phoned the BSE helpline and they indicate that Decree Nisi takes 16 weeks from the time the legal team gets it.

1. That would make it it 80 working days rather than 45. This seems right since mine was received by them on 3rd December, and I still haven't heard back.

2. Also, could you possibly help explain if there is a time lag between the submission of the application to the time it gets assigned to the legal team?

thanks very much

Nat180
Junior Member

04 Mar 22 - 04 Mar 22 #518970 by Nat180

Reply from Nat180

Hi,

I submitted my Deemed Service and Decree Nisi through my solicitor on 28/09/2021. These application was transferred to Bury St Edmunds and they acknowledge the receipt on 20 Oct 2021. I Called the court today, they said the document has been transferred to legal team on 19/02/2022 will take further 16 weeks to get the outcomes.

So, i dont understand why there is time lag of 4 months between 20/10/2021 and 19/02/2022 ? Do 16 weeks timescale for deemed service to be granted ? and another 16 weeks for decree nisi to be considered ?

Thanks

Last edit: 04 Mar 22 by Nat180.

divorcerespondent
Junior Member

04 Mar 22 #518971 by divorcerespondent

Reply from divorcerespondent

Same. Submitted 06.07.2021. Transferred to legal team 5 months later on 03.12.2021, and then a 16 week timeline to get it processed, so expected 25.03.2022. That would make it almost 9 months from submission to nisi. Then the 'cooling off' period. Yeah. No idea.

Nat180
Junior Member

08 Apr 22 #519117 by Nat180

Reply from Nat180

Hi there,
Have you got your Decree Nisi?

divorcerespondent
Junior Member

08 Apr 22 #519118 by divorcerespondent

Reply from divorcerespondent

Not yet.

athled50
New Member

08 Apr 22 #519120 by athled50

Reply from athled50

apparently now its takes 26 weeks for processing decree nisi after been received by legal team .

Nat180
Junior Member

08 Apr 22 #519123 by Nat180

Reply from Nat180

Hi divorcerespondent ,

Did you contact BSE ? Any timeframe they gave you regarding Decree Nisi?

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