Denying her allegatons.

Hi all, need some help from people who have/are going through the same as me.

I received my divorce papers around 18/19th April, but they were sent to my sisters address and her 7yr old boy had inadvertently hidden them!!.

I "found" them yesterday and now I am crapping it as I've heard there is a timescale to reply, also I want to deny the allegations so they cannot be used against me at a later date ( already having probs with Contact of my 2 girls). I'm happy for the divorce, but NOT her reasons why.

Q1 - Do I notify court as to reason for delay first & send or , just send them back TODAY without explanation?
Q2 - Where on the reply form and in what "wording" do I deny the allegations?

Thanks for your help, I'm probably gonna be around quite a bit over the next few weeks, this is probably going to be one of many requests for adivce as things have turned REALLY nasty.

Anyone?

Unless the allegations are exceptionally serious there is no point in defending a divorce.

You can simply reply to the question on the Acknowledgement of Service do you accept the marriage has broken down to the effect that you ( the Respondent) accept the marriage has irretrievably broken down but you deny the allegations of unreasonable behaviour and add the clause "I therefore do not defend but reserve the right to defend against the allegations if they are subsequently brought up in litigation."

Hello,

I was in a similar situations to you in October 07... I received the divorce letters.

The allegations made against me were totally absurd and out of this world.

As much as you want to answer and reply to allegations, I had to learn to bite my toungue.

Similar to the good advice given here prior, I was advised NOT to defend the case, but make it clear on the document that you deny all allegations, but agree that the marriage is over. I was advised that if you both agree that the marriage is over, there is no point defending the allegations at this point. It will only delay and cost more as time goes on.

My divorce finally came through feb 08, but I am still trying to sort out finances between me and the ex.

I was advised that timescales are not 100% strict, but yes, post asap, deny allegations, agree to divorce.

Good luck.