Note: if there are children, a Justice must see that there have been arrangements made for their support before granting a divorce judgment. (slsedmonton.com)
You can begin the application process for divorce the day that you are separate, but the courts will not grant you your divorce until the full year has passed. (divorce-canada.ca)
A default divorce is where the court grants you a divorce because your spouse is either missing and can't be found or chooses not to be found. (thefashionablehousewife.com)