'Decri niki' regarding a divorce?

Question

What does the above mean to a person that requires a divorce in order to re-marry?

Answer 1

In Australia, the Decree Nisi becomes the Decree Absolute after 30 days.  However, the judge won't issue a decree nisi until all of the financial stuff is dealt with, and until you have arrangements for your kids.  I think a lot of our laws follow the Uk, though, due to being a colony (but not any more!!)

However, if you have a decree nisi, then, once the time period has expired (time depends on where you live) you are open to remarry legally.

Answer 2

The Decree Nisi is the first formal stage of the divorce. It basically agrees the divorce in principle but allows a period of a minimum of 6 weeks after it is issued before a decree absolute (the final divorce papers) can be issued. In the UK a decree Nisi can be issued a long way in advance of the Decree absolute, and the decree absolute is not finalised until a Judge is satisfied that all the arrangements for children and usually the matrimonial finances have been settled. If more than a year passes after a decree nisi is issued then the Petitioner (the person who applied for the divorce) has to go back to the Court to explain the hold up.

In terms of re-marrying the decree nisi is of no value other than a way of knowing that the divorce proper is underway because you cannot re-marry until you have a decree absolute. When you have the decree absolute it depends where you live how soon after that you can re-marry. In the UK once you have given notice of marriage with a Registrar the notice has to be displayed for (I think) 17 days before the marriage can take place, so you would need to have held a decree absolute for at least 18 days but I believe in some countries the period is much longer.