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If you do not know which court you should apply to

If you do not know which court or Divorce Service Centre handled the divorce, dissolution or annulment, you can apply to the Central Family Court to search for a copy of the final order or decree absolute.

There바카라 사이트™s a different way to apply for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you know which court handled the divorce.

How much it costs

It costs £65 for each 10 year period you search. If you want to search for a longer period, you바카라 사이트™ll need to submit another application.

How to pay

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  • a debit or credit card
  • a cheque or postal order
  • the Payment By Account (PBA) if you바카라 사이트™re a solicitor

Your search will not be completed until you바카라 사이트™ve paid.

Pay by debit or credit card

If you apply online, you바카라 사이트™ll be told how to pay after you apply.

If you apply by post, the form will ask you to provide a phone number so the Central Family Court can call you to take your payment. Or you can call the Central Family Court to make the payment.

Central Family Court
Telephone: 0300 123 5577
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Find out about call charges

Pay by cheque or postal order

Make the cheque or postal order payable to 바카라 사이트˜HM Courts & Tribunals Service바카라 사이트™ and send it to the Central Family Court.

Central Family Court
First Avenue House
42 to 49 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NP

What you바카라 사이트™ll get

You바카라 사이트™ll get a certificate of the search with a copy of the final order or decree absolute by post, usually within 45 days after the court gets your payment.

If the court cannot find a final order or decree absolute, you바카라 사이트™ll get a 바카라 사이트˜no trace바카라 사이트™ certificate instead.

Before you start

You바카라 사이트™ll need to provide:

  • your name and contact details
  • the address you need the copy of the final order or decree absolute to be sent to
  • the name of the person who applied for divorce, annulment or dissolution
  • the name of the person who responded to the application
  • the search start and end dates

The search will be quicker if you can provide:

  • the date of the marriage
  • the date the divorce, annulment or dissolution application was filed
  • the date and the court in which the conditional order or decree nisi was granted
  • the date the final order or decree absolute was granted

Apply online

Use the online service to apply for a search.

Apply by post

Fill in form D440 and return it by post or email to the address on the form.

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