You will be advised by a lawyer with over 44 years of experience in divorce and family law.
Your lawyer will guide you through every stage of the no-fault divorce process to formally end your marriage.
All matters are explained clearly, professionally, and in a practical, down-to-earth manner.
The court will require you to pay a standard government court issue fee of £612.00, payable directly to the court prior to the court issuing your divorce petition.
If you are on a low income you may not have to pay £612.00 court fees — your legal adviser will review this opportunity with you.
The dissolution process starts with an application to the family court, which will need to state that the relationship has irretrievably broken down.
The application can either be made by one person, or the couple can make the application jointly. If one person makes the application, they are called the applicant and the other person is called the respondent.
Once completed, the civil partnership dissolution application is submitted to the court, along with the original marriage or civil partnership certificate.
The court will then issue the application, allocating it a court reference number. The divorce application is then sent by the court to the other person in the marriage (if it’s not a joint application). This person is called the respondent.
After the respondent has received the application, they have 14 days to respond to the divorce. This is done by filling in and returning the acknowledgement of service form to the court.
The acknowledgement of service tells the court that the respondent has received the divorce application.
When the court receives the signed acknowledgement of service from the respondent, they will forward this to the applicant.
3. Conditional Order
After the signed acknowledgement of service has been received and 20 weeks have passed since the application was submitted to the court, the conditional order can be requested.
This is not the final order in a divorce, but it is an important step.
After the conditional order has been granted by the court and once a further 6 weeks and 1 day have passed since the conditional order was made, the final order can be applied for.
4. Final Order
Once the final order has been issued the divorce or civil partnership dissolution is final and the marriage or civil partnership has legally ended.
Both people are then free to enter into a new marriage. It takes anywhere between 6 to 12 months to receive a final order.
We offer a fixed fee from £400 for preparing and submitting a straightforward clean break Consent Order, where there are no assets to divide or assets have already been agreed and shared.
A Consent Order is a legally binding document that records your financial agreement and is approved by the court.
In most divorces, a financial Consent Order is essential.
Without a Consent Order dealing with financial claims, your spouse or ex-spouse may be able to make a claim in the future, even many years after the divorce has been finalised.
This could include claims against:
Property
Income
Savings
Pensions
Business interests
Inheritance or lottery winnings
A properly drafted Consent Order brings certainty and finality, protecting both parties from future claims.
If you and your partner are still on good terms, it may be possible to agree on how to divide your finances without conflict.
Once you’ve reached an agreement about property, savings, pensions, or other assets, we can prepare a Consent Order — a legal document that records what you’ve agreed. Both parties sign it, and it is then sent to the court for approval.
When a judge approves and seals the Consent Order, it becomes legally binding, meaning neither person can make further financial claims in the future. This gives both of you certainty and finality.
Before signing, it’s important to make sure your settlement is fair and complete. Ask yourself:
Does it properly meet both your needs and those of any children?
Have all assets been included — property, pensions, savings, shares, business interests, and investments?
Have key assets been professionally valued where necessary?
We can advise you on whether your proposed settlement is reasonable and ensure everything is properly covered before the agreement goes to court.
If your Consent Order includes a clean break, it confirms that neither party can make future financial claims — for example, on income, assets, or inheritance.
Without a Consent Order in place, your spouse or ex-spouse could still make a financial claim later, even years after the divorce.
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