Once you lodge your application, the Court will set a hearing date to decide whether to accept your application and make a divorce order.
Depending on your circumstances, you may or may not be required to attend at the Court hearing:
- Families with children under 18 who make a joint application are not required to attend at the Court hearing.
- Couples with no kids are not required to attend at the Court hearing.
- If you make a sole application and have children under 18 you must attend at the Court hearing. If you have special circumstances you may be able to appear by telephone.
- Empty nesters (couples with children over 18) who make a sole application are not required to attend at the Court hearing.