Stages of divorce

Divorce is a legal procedure that follows several mandatory steps. The first step is to send, through a lawyer, a petition (= petition for divorce) to the court. Then, a conciliation hearing is held in court and brings together the two spouses, their lawyers, and the family court judge. In the case of non-conciliation, the judge issues a non-conciliation order. One of the spouses, to continue the proceedings, will have to assign his spouse to divorce. The assignment in divorce marks the beginning of the contentious procedure. According to exchanges, the family court judge will rule and pronounce the divorce. It should be noted that divorce by mutual consent is much simpler: divorce can be recorded at the first hearing before the judge if the divorce agreement respects the rights of spouses and children.