Apply for a conditional order 바카라 사이트“ joint application
Updated 8 April 2025
Applies to England and Wales
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This guide is for solicitors dealing with a divorce or dissolution under the new law. If your case was issued before April 2022 you should follow the guidance for applications submitted before April 2022.
1. Before you start
Before you can use MyHMCTS, you and your organisation must have completed other steps.
1. Registered your organisation with MyHMCTS.
2. Set up your MyHMCTS user account.
Read the MyHMCTS registration guidance for further information and instructions. If your organisation has an account already, contact the existing administrator to create your account.
Once you have a MyHMCTS account, you can sign in to using your email address and password.
Make sure you are using the solicitor portal, not the citizen portal. In MyHMCTS you can:
- manage your organisation from
- access your divorce application through
If you cannot find your organisation when entering your details or have issues registering with the service, contact MyHMCTSsupport@justice.gov.uk to make sure your organisation has been set up correctly.
2. When you can apply for a conditional order
A conditional order is a document that says the court does not see any reason why an applicant cannot divorce.
You can apply for a conditional order from 20 weeks after you submitted the divorce application and either when:
- you have received an acknowledgement of service (AoS) or certificate of service
- your bailiff or alternative service, or deemed or dispensed with service, application has been successful
Both parties need to apply in a joint application for a conditional order. Either party can start the application, then invite the other applicant to complete it. If the other party has not completed their side of the application after 14 days, the first applicant can choose to switch to a sole application.
Once the 20 weeks have passed, you바카라 사이트™ll be sent a notification to invite you to apply for a conditional order. The link to the case will be within the email.
This guide explains the steps that joint applicant solicitors need to take to draft and submit a conditional order.
3. Find the case
You can either follow the link within the email to take you directly to the case, or log in to find a case.
1. Log in and select 바카라 사이트˜Find a case바카라 사이트™. Select the following filters:
- Jurisdiction 바카라 사이트“ Family Divorce
- Case type 바카라 사이트“ New Law Case
- CCD reference 바카라 사이트“ use the 16-digit reference number for your case 바카라 사이트“ this can be with or without the hyphens, but it cannot have a space at the end of the number
2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Apply바카라 사이트™ to find the list of cases. If you have entered the full CCD reference, only that case will be listed.
3. Alternatively, from the case list, select the following filters:
- Jurisdiction 바카라 사이트“ Family Divorce
- Case Type 바카라 사이트“ New Law Case
- State 바카라 사이트“ Awaiting conditional order
4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Apply바카라 사이트™ to show you all cases within your organisation that are assigned to you as a solicitor and awaiting a conditional order.
4. Applicant 1 바카라 사이트“ Draft the conditional order
1. Select the link for the case you want to open.
2. The history tab will show that the case is 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting Conditional Order바카라 사이트™.
3. Select 바카라 사이트˜Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown and then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.
4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ to the question about continuing with the divorce and applying for a conditional order. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™. Go to step 6.
5. If you select 바카라 사이트˜No바카라 사이트™ you will not be able to continue with the application. You will see a screen that gives information on how to withdraw your application or how to switch to a sole application before the end of the 14-day time limit.
6. On the next screen you can follow a link to see the divorce application. If you select this link, it will open the answers on a new tab.
7. Select if the information in the application is still correct. If it is, select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™.
If you select 바카라 사이트˜No바카라 사이트™, you will be given a text box where you can add details of any information that needs updating. When this is reviewed by the legal advisor, they will decide if this can be amended by court staff or if you need to submit an amended application, which would come with a fee.
8. Select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
9. You will be shown a summary and asked to check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select the relevant 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ link. If you are happy with the information, select 바카라 사이트˜Save conditional order바카라 사이트™.
10. You바카라 사이트™ll see 바카라 사이트˜Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™ in the events on the history tab. You will also see a green box at the top of the screen that says the case 바카라 사이트˜has been updated with the event: Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™.
11. You바카라 사이트™ll see a 바카라 사이트˜Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ tab with the drafted answers.
5. Applicant 1 바카라 사이트“ Submit the conditional order
1. Select, 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.
2. On the first 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ screen, select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ to say that applicant believes that the facts stated in the application for a conditional order are true.
3. Enter your name and the name of your firm.
4. Add any additional comments that you might need to make.
5. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
6. On the next screen, select 바카라 사이트˜Save Conditional Order바카라 사이트™. This will fully submit the conditional order and send it through to the legal advisor.
7. You바카라 사이트™ll see 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ in the events on the history tab. You will also see a green box at the top of the screen that says the case 바카라 사이트˜has been updated with the event: Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™. The end state will say 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting joint conditional order바카라 사이트™.
You will receive a notification that the other party needs to apply for the conditional order. Applicant 2바카라 사이트™s solicitor will have 14 days to complete the application. After 14 days you can choose to switch to a sole application on MyHMCTS.
6. Applicant 2 바카라 사이트“ Draft the conditional order
Once applicant 1바카라 사이트™s solicitor has completed the application, you will receive a notification that you now need to complete it for applicant 2. You will have 14 days to complete it before applicant 1 is able to switch to a sole application.
1. Sign in and open the case. In the 바카라 사이트˜History바카라 사이트™ tab, you will see the case is 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting conditional order바카라 사이트™.
2. Select the 바카라 사이트˜Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ tab to see the answers applicant 1바카라 사이트™s solicitor provided.
3. Select 바카라 사이트˜Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™ from the next step drop down menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.
4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ to the question about continuing with the divorce and applying for a conditional order. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™. Go to step 6.
5. If you select 바카라 사이트˜No바카라 사이트™ you will not be able to continue with the application. You will see a screen that gives information on how to withdraw your application or how to switch to a sole application before the end of the 14-day time limit.
6. On the next screen you can follow a link to see the divorce application. If you select this link it will open the answers on a new tab.
7. Select if the information in the application is still correct. If it is, select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™.
If you select 바카라 사이트˜No바카라 사이트™, you will be given a text box where you can add details of any information that needs updating. When this is reviewed by the legal advisor, they will decide if this is can be amended by court staff or if you need to submit an amended application, which would come with a fee.
8. Select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
9. You will be shown a summary and asked to check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select the relevant 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ link. If you are happy with the information, select 바카라 사이트˜Save conditional order바카라 사이트™.
10. You바카라 사이트™ll see 바카라 사이트˜Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™ in the events on the history tab. You will also see a green box at the top of the screen that says the case 바카라 사이트˜has been updated with the event: Draft conditional order바카라 사이트™.
11. The 바카라 사이트˜Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ tab will now have both sets of answers.
7. Applicant 2 바카라 사이트“ Submit the conditional order
1. Select, 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.
2. On the first 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ screen, select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ to say that applicant believes that the facts stated in the application for a conditional order are true.
3. Enter your name and the name of your firm.
4. Add any additional comments that you might need to make.
5. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
6. On the next screen, select 바카라 사이트˜Save Conditional Order바카라 사이트™. This will fully submit the conditional order and send it through to the legal advisor.
7. You바카라 사이트™ll see 바카라 사이트˜Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™ in the events on the history tab. You will also see a green box at the top of the screen that says the case 바카라 사이트˜has been updated with the event: Submit Conditional Order바카라 사이트™. The end state will say 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting legal advisor referral바카라 사이트™.
8. After both applicants have submitted the order
1. The conditional order tab with now have both sets of responses and both statements of truth.
2. You can see the conditional order answers document has been created in the 바카라 사이트˜Documents바카라 사이트™ tab this can be downloaded by both parties if required.
The conditional order will now be in the queue for the legal advisor to review.
If the legal advisor grants the conditional order, you바카라 사이트™ll receive an email. The entitlement order with a date and time of the conditional order hearing will be available in Common Platform.
You do not need to attend the conditional order hearing. You will receive another email when the conditional order has been granted. You can download this document in Common Platform.
You can find both documents in the 바카라 사이트˜Outcome of conditional order바카라 사이트™ tab and the 바카라 사이트˜Documents바카라 사이트™ tab.
If the conditional order is refused, see the Respond to a conditional order refusal guide.
9. Switch to a sole application
If the other party does not complete the conditional order application within 14 days, MyHMCTS will send you an automatic notification. It will invite you to switch to a sole application if you think the other party is not going to complete.
1. Log in and open the case. On the history tab you will see the case바카라 사이트™s end state is 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting joint conditional order바카라 사이트™.
2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Switch To Sole CO바카라 사이트™ from the next step drop down menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.
The 바카라 사이트˜Changing to a sole conditional order application바카라 사이트™ screen explains that if you change to a sole application, the other party will become the respondent. You will not be able to change back to a joint application. The other party will be notified of this change.
3. To continue switching, check the 바카라 사이트˜I confirm I want to change to a sole application바카라 사이트™ box. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
4. You will see a summary screen to check your answers. Select 바카라 사이트˜Save and continue바카라 사이트™.
In the history tab you will see the event is 바카라 사이트˜Switch To Sole CO바카라 사이트™ and the end state is 바카라 사이트˜Awaiting legal advisor referral바카라 사이트™.
In the documents tab, you can download the conditional order answers as a PDF, if available.
On the conditional order tab, you will see your answers and that it has been switched to a sole application.
Both you and the respondent will receive a notification confirming that the conditional order has been submitted.
The application will now be reviewed by the legal advisor.
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