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Divorce Petition Checklist Correct fee is paid - ￡200 Long form Marriage Certificate Lodged(If certificate not in English translation certified by a notary public or authenticated by affidavit also lodged) Long form birth certificates for all children under 18 lodged Original Petition, M4 (if children), M5 M6 lodged with sufficient copies for all parties lodged Correct heading stated on petition Details of marriage – must match marriage certificate Names of parties are correct (if deed poll referred to copy required) Court Jurisdiction paragraph correct – one of the following should be stated: The Petitioner and Respondent are both habitually resident in Northern Ireland. The Petitioner and Respondent were last habitually resident in Northern Ireland and the (Petitioner) (Respondent) still resides there (Delete as appropriate) The Respondent is habitually resident in Northern Ireland. The Petitioner is habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least one year immediately prior to the presentation of the Petition. (You should give the address(es) where you lived during that time and the length of time you lived at each address) The Petitioner is domiciled and habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least six months immediately prior to the presentation of the Petition. (You should give the address(es) where you lived during that time and the length of time lived at each address) The Petitioner and the Respondent are both domiciled in Northern Ireland. If none of the 6 grounds of jurisdiction apply but the applicant still alleges that the court has jurisdiction, paragraph 3 of the petition should be replaced with the following: The court has jurisdiction other than under Council Regulation on the basis that no Contracting State has jurisdiction under the Council Regulation and the petitioner/ respondent is domiciled in Northern Ireland on the date when this petition is issued” Details of child