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===When is a divorce order effective?===
Under section 12(1), a divorce order takes effect on the 31st day after the divorce order is made. That's because the deadline to make an appeal of a ''Divorce Act'' order is the 30th day after the order is made, and the deadline for an appeal deadline needs to pass, without an appeal being brought, before the spouses will be considered divorced.
===What's the legal effect of a divorce order?===