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A Guide to the Simplified Procedure for Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership in Scotland

Application forms to be used for applications which will be lodged in court on or after 26 February 2007

Application for divorce in the Sheriff Court

Form SPA - Application for divorce (with consent of other party to the marriage) husband and wife having lived apart for at least one year [172 kb] PDF icon.
Form SPB - Application for divorce husband and wife having lived apart for at least two years [167 kb] PDF icon.
Form SPC – Application for divorce interim gender recognition certificate issued to one of the parties after the marriage [129 kb] PDF icon.

Application for dissolution of civil partnership in the Sheriff Court

Form SPD - Application for dissolution of civil partnership (with consent of other civil partner) civil partners having lived apart for at least one year [147 kb] PDF icon.
Form SPE - Application for dissolution of civil partnership civil partners having lived apart for at least two years [137 kb] PDF icon.
Form SPF – Application for dissolution of civil partnership interim gender recognition certificate issued to one of the parties after registration of the civil partnership [130 kb] PDF icon.

Application for divorce in the Court of Session

Form SPA - Application for divorce (with consent of other party to the marriage) husband and wife having lived apart for at least one year [166 kb] RTF icon.
Form SPB - Application for divorce husband and wife having lived apart for at least two years [155 kb] RTF icon.
Form SPC – Application for divorce interim gender recognition certificate issued to one of the parties after the marriage [119 kb] RTF icon.

Application for dissolution of civil partnership in the Court of Session

Form SPD - Application for dissolution of civil partnership (with consent of other civil partner) civil partners having lived apart for at least one year [141 kb] RTF icon.
Form SPE - Application for dissolution of civil partnership civil partners having lived apart for at least two years [134 kb] RTF icon.
Form SPF – Application for dissolution of civil partnership interim gender recognition certificate issued to one of the parties after registration of the civil partnership RTF icon[129 kb]

Application for exemption from payment of court fee

Application as a PDF [23 kb] PDF icon
Application as an RTFRTF icon
(Note: You may also have to pay a fee if you go to a notary public or commissioner for oaths to sign your affidavit. This service is free if you go to a justice of the peace ).

 

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