Divorce Orders

Bartok v Brunner [2026] EWFC 146

Judgment date: 13 May 2026 McKendrick J. A hearing dealing with two distinct matters: a contested divorce application, and disputed applications for financial remedies, including forum conveniens issues, and successful applications for a Hadkinson order and Hemain injunction.

Refusal of Application for Stay of Divorce Petition [2025] EWFC 377 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/377

JQ v IQ [2025] EWFC 192 (B)

Judgment date: 23 June 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/192 HHJ Vincent. A Pakistani divorce was deemed to be valid in the UK on public policy grounds and permission was granted for the wife to bring financial remedies proceedings in this jurisdiction. This hearing concerned the

Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam)

Judgment date: 12 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3193 Sir Jonathan Cohen. This is a successful application of NO (herein referred to as ‘F’) to strike out MT’s (herein referred to as ‘M’) application for nullity pursuant to FPR 4.4 on the basis

HK v SS [2025] EWFC 5 (B)

Judgment date: 14 January 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/5 HHJ Simmonds, National Lead Judge for Divorce. Guidance on when a delay between conditional order being made, and application for a final order, is delay sufficient to cause the court to question whether a final order

RN v DA (Divorce – Rescission of Decree Nisi) [2023] EWFC 255

Judgment date: 30 November 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/255.html HHJ Vincent. Final Hearing of cross-applications to either grant a decree absolute out of time or rescind the decree nisi. Addendum judgment on anonymisation. HHJ Vincent. Divorce proceedings led to decree Nisi being pronounced

Mahtani v Mahtani [2023] EWHC 2988 (Fam)

Judgment date: 22 November 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/2988 Mr James Ewins KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge. Application by W for an order under s 51(3) of the Family Law Act 1986, for non-recognition of the overseas divorce obtained by H