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Judge has refused Petition / decree again

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06 Jun 11 #271729 by jf092
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My ex and I are trying to get divorced, fortunately we are on amicable terms and remaining friendly with each other and trying to move on with our lives.

Any way my ex did the DIY divorce pack from this website and her Petition was declined by the District Judge the first time, reason provided "not enough evidence"! So we amended the petition and refiled, now a month later she got a letter today with another refusal and we simply do not understand the reason this time. The reason provided is:

The address of the place of marriage must correspond exactly to that in the marriage certificate. It does not, the address being X XXX XX. Leave to amend granted, reservice be dispensed with.
Petitioner to then renew request for Directions for trial.


We had our marriage done at the registry and certificates were witnessed and signed by the staff on the day. I do not understand this reason - can anybody advise or point me in the right direction on what to do now?

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06 Jun 11 #271730 by pixy
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It sounds like you have put the wrong address on the Petition. Look at the certificate and copy the address exactly 'At the register office in the district of X in the county of Y' NOT at 'X registry office'.

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06 Jun 11 #271766 by jf092
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Really appreciate your reply thank you.

I didn't fill out the Petition it was my ex so please excuse my ignorance here - can you tell me if there is a section where on the petition the address where the marriage was registered has to be written down? Surely the address on our marriage certificate would suffice by itself and she did submit it as part of the evidence.

Thanks again

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06 Jun 11 #271773 by pixy
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It's the very first bit
On [x] day of [month] [year] [petitioner's name] was lawfully married to [respondent's name] at [church/registry office].

The names of the parties and the address of the church/registry office have to correspond exactly to the information on the certificate. As you have found out someone cross checks and finds discrepancies.

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