LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pop superstar Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie have moved a step closer to divorce after a session at Britain's High Court in London Friday.
Madonna and Ritchie in London for the premiere of Ritchie's film "Rocknrolla" on September 1.
A judge granted them a preliminary decree of divorce.
The couple -- neither of whom was in court Friday -- now have six weeks and a day before their divorce becomes final.
The two-part divorce is standard in Britain. The window of time allows anyone who objects to the divorce -- or has changed their minds -- to notify the court.
The couple married at Scotland's Skibo Castle eight years ago.
They have three children -- Rocco, born to the couple in 2000; David, adopted from Malawi; and Lourdes, Madonna's daughter from her previous relationship with dancer Carlos Leon.
British newspapers reported Friday that Ritchie agreed to take almost none of the singer's fortune, estimated to be around £300 million ($447 million).
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