The photograph will be used in the affidavit that proves the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim were served on your spouse, discussed below. The Statement of Defence or Statement of Defence and Counterclaim is due 14 days after the earlier of the date the Appearance was filed or the last date for appearance. If your Statement of Claim contains a claim that you know your spouse will disagree with, such as a claim for custody or support or division of property, you should expect your spouse to file a responding document. The documents get read by a judge. If they are in order, the judge will make the divorce order, usually in three to 12 weeks, depending on how busy the Court is.
Orders involving children take longer to process by at least a couple of weeks.
If the documents are not in order, the judge will return them for correction and re-submission. Be sure to remember the 31 days after the order is made if you are planning to remarry once the divorce is final. Also, you have to mail a copy of the divorce order to your spouse. This procedure has the benefit of saving the time and cost of serving the pleadings and waiting for an Appearance and Statement of Defence, as discussed above. In that case, you won't be able to rely on the undefended divorce procedure.