Petitioner and respondent in same address

I'm commencing the long and non-trivial journey through a divorce process.

Can the Petitioner and the Respondant live in the same house, same address while applying for a divorce petition and during the divorce process? We both seem to find it pretty hard relocating to different properties at the moment due to financial constraints. Will this have a negative impact on the divorce process if we continue to live under same roof though in different rooms? Anyone with experience about this please?

Divorce reason would be Unreasonable Behaviour.

Many thanks in advance.

Hopefully other people will answer in more detail, but I know there's been quite a few people here who have divorced while living in the same house. I think you need to establish that you have separated - i.e. separate sleeping arrangements, not supporting each other with cooking, chores etc.

Have a look at other threads, and hopefully someone else will answer with how they went about it.

Good luck

Thank you very much elvis_fan. I've been searching other threads and cant find anything related to my question. I'll keep searching though, and hopefully I'll find some answeres or guide.

Hi Anon

Yes its perfectly ok to continue to live in the same house, albeit living seperate lives. Many couples like you have found it hard for one person to move out due to financial constraints. I did it for 4 years!

You are already in seperate rooms, you cannot share cooking, cleaning, washing clothes etc with your stbx. If possible its also a good idea to try & seperate your finances, with bills being paid from an account that you both put your share into.

Good luck

Gwenflo x

Hi Anon

Yes I'm in my 3rd year of living in the FMH with stbx and kids since separation and just going through the divorce process now - we have our last mediation session tomorrow.

Are on friendly terms with your stbx?

Cheers
supers

...friendly terms??!! No ways. We even had to call the police to wade in and end a high pitched querell at 2:30 am some few days ago. And this has been going on for ages in front of the children!

Many thanks Gwenflo for your comments. Yes, we have been living in separate rooms for long, practically living different lives, though some clashes are unavoidable.