Divorce stalled

My wife begun the divorce process in mid 2023, the 20 week period was up in Nov, however she has not moved to the next stage of the process.

Is there anything legally I can do about this? When I speak to the court they say I have to wait on her and there's nothing I can do. I'm feeling very much trapped.

edited to remove incorrect info.

Thanks for your reply, I’ve had a look at the deemed service and it only seems to apply where the respondent has not acknowledged the service. Does this still apply as my wife is the petitioner and the 20 week wait has concluded?

Apologies, I misread the post.

​The only grounds a Respondent has to dismiss an application are "want of prosecution" This requires proof of an abuse of due process, and the threshold for this is significant. The leading authority on this is Icebird Ltd v Winegardner [2009] UKPC 24 and sets out that the person applying to dismiss must show that the lack of progress is a result of ‘intentional and contumelious’ amounting to an abuse of the Court. You may have a case to apply for want of prosecution, if you can prove the allegations that the petitioner is doing so deliberately to prevent you moving on. The Court won’t grant this on a whim, so formal statements will be required together with a fact find hearing, most likely last 1 day.

Thank you for your reply.