Divorce FAQ

Grounds of Divorce and Children's Welfare To apply for divorce in Hong Kong's courts, you must be able to prove that you have reasons (or "grounds") for saying that ...

Do I Need a Lawyer for Divorce? If you are petitioning for divorce, you may choose to do so personally. Alternatively, you may engage a lawyer to represent ...

How soon after marriage can I petition for divorce? Unless the court allows otherwise, you can start a petition for divorce only if you have been married for ...

The Forms We Complete for Your Divorce Petition Petition for divorce, To start a petition, we shall fill in: Form 2 Petition; Form 2B Statement as to the arrangements for children ...

Serving Divorce Petition on Your Spouse In the divorce process, you are known as the "petitioner" and your spouse is known as the "respondent". In adultery case, the adulterer ...

Court's Concern Before Making a Divorce Order The Registrar must be satisfied that the petition has been served on the respondent. We can prove this to the court by ...

What We as Your Lawyers will do after filing a divorce petition? We shall apply to the Registrar of the Court for directions to set down the case for trial. This requires us to complete and sign ...

Divorce Process Differs: Undefended or Defended If you have petitioned for divorce. Your spouse does not file an answer. The court will set down the petition in the Special Procedure List ...

When Your Divorce Process Become Final? Divorce order is in 2 stages. The court will give a decree nisi first. A decree nisi is "temporary" order. To get a final divorce order ...

Do I Have to Engage a Lawyer? Divorce in Hong Kong are legal proceedings. It gives rise to questions as to the rights and obligations of the parties. In particular ...

How Long it Takes to Get a Divorce Order? f you do not have any arguments with your spouse, it takes 6 to 9 months to finish the entire process. Otherwise, the time it ...