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What are we each entitled to in our divorce settlement?

What does the law say about how to split the house, how to share pensions and other assets, and how much maintenance is payable.

What steps can we take to reach a fair agreement?

The four basic steps to reaching an agreement on divorce finances are: disclosure, getting advice, negotiating and implementing a Consent Order.

What is a Consent Order and why do we need one?

A Consent Order is a legally binding document that finalises a divorcing couple's agreement on property, pensions and other assets.

 

Court 6122 topics

Discuss divorce and the family law courts. Do we have to go to court? How much does it cost? What do I need to prepare for each court hearing?
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Court preparation 1953 topics

Discussion about preparing for court hearings, whether it is related to the Divorce Petition, Ancillary Relief or Child Contact/Residency.
Re: Form A - Advice
by Chris82
01 Sep 25

Court outcomes 1260 topics

Discuss the outcome of divorce court hearings. How did it go? What happened? What result did you get? Share your experiences and help others.
False Statement, Medical Lies ...
by Khione
01 Apr 25

Self Representation 1504 topics

Discussion on Self Representation in divorce court, also know as being a Litigant In Person. What is the process? What paperwork do you need to prepare?
Re: Form E anyone got a better ver ...
by herewegoagain!
08 Mar 25

Court Fees 291 topics

Court Fees
Re: payment of court fees
by jihiway249
09 May 25
Subject Replies / Latest
Peremptory Diet
Can anyone tell me what this phrase means?

My ex's sol has withdrawn from acting for him - for whatever reason I don't know but a Peremptory Diet has b ...
10 Aug 10, by tinkerbell123
Replies:0
:894

court appearance
Hi All,
i have just found out that i have to appear in court with my ex2b and our respective solicitor`s as judge not happy with concent order even though b ...
06 Jul 10, by kato11
Latest 12 Jul 10 by kato11
Replies:6
:382
Latest by kato11
12 Jul 10
Decree Nisi Court Summons
I was told by my sol that the decree Nisi application is usually read in court and that we don't have to do anything.

However, my stbx and I have been ...
27 Jun 10, by mumsty
Replies:0
:370

Scared of losing my kids + court questions
I currently share residence of my kids with my X2B - week about - which has been working really well and which the kids (7 & 9) both say they are happy with ...
17 Nov 09, by ScotBob
Latest 12 Jun 10 by ScotBob
Replies:8
:1105
Latest by ScotBob
12 Jun 10
Maintenance and separation hearing
Hi I have my first court date tomorrow for maintenance and separation, and a second one in two weeks for residence and contact. Not to worried about the second ...
03 Jun 10, by Hiphop
Latest 10 Jun 10 by FamilyLawClinicLtd
Replies:1
:363
Latest by FamilyLawClinicLtd
10 Jun 10
FDR Calcalation!!!
Hi,

i'm hoping that someone can give me some advice on the possible cancalation of a FDR. I have waited nearly 3yrs to get my stbx to an fdr. The las ...
07 Jun 10, by mm007
Latest 07 Jun 10 by .Charles
Replies:1
:350
Latest by .Charles
07 Jun 10
How long before decree absolute comes through
I have searched before posting, honest, but couldn't find the answer. Is there anyway to tell when my decree absolute will come through?

The applicatio ...
13 Feb 08, by beastyboy
Latest 07 Jun 10 by nik17
Replies:3
:1550
Latest by nik17
07 Jun 10
Do I sign consent order?
I am being threatened into signing a consent order which gives me until 1st Sept to procure my ex from the release of the mortgage by this date or the property ...
19 May 10, by charlieboy
Latest 25 May 10 by charlieboy
Replies:2
:404
Latest by charlieboy
25 May 10
can i claim costs back
Hi
My divorce came through 2 months ago and part of the minute of agreement was that the ex would pay for all the costs in setting up the pension share
...
19 Mar 10, by mumof5
Latest 24 May 10 by mumof5
Replies:9
:1134
Latest by mumof5
24 May 10
Consent Order
My sol had prepared a consent order that I was ready to sign. My ex has made a number of changes, the significant one being to procure his release from the mor ...
25 Apr 10, by charlieboy
Latest 19 May 10 by happyagain
Replies:4
:401
Latest by happyagain
19 May 10
on what basis????????
hi all,
im after a bit of advice for a family member if possible

My brother in law seperated from his wife 10 years ago and she swore she would mak ...
17 May 10, by mumof5
Latest 18 May 10 by Fiona
Replies:1
:407
Latest by Fiona
18 May 10
FAD / FDR
...
17 May 10, by VBDS98
Latest 17 May 10 by VBDS98
Replies:2
:866
Latest by VBDS98
17 May 10
first appt to be the FDR
MY SOL HAS SAID IF GOES TO COURT THE FIRST APPOINTMENT WILL BE THE FDR?DOES THAT MEAN IT'LL BE FINALLY SORTED THAT DAY RE DECISION.ANY INFO GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED. ...
20 Apr 08, by topaz
Latest 16 May 10 by skeeve
Replies:15
:2404
Latest by skeeve
16 May 10
my ongoing divorce saga
in october 2007 i filed for my divorce in scotland.we're both german but i reside in scotland , after we seperated my husband returned to germany.
since fil ...
14 May 10, by hunnybunny1690
Latest 14 May 10 by Fiona
Replies:2
:450
Latest by Fiona
14 May 10
First appointment failure to exchange !
Hi
Can anyone tell me the effect of failure to serve /exchange docs.

FA is 26th OCT. I am doing may own legal work and have submitted
Statement ...
16 Oct 09, by mrPedro
Latest 25 Apr 10 by warrenbud
Replies:3
:493
Latest by warrenbud
25 Apr 10
court delays
An update on my previous posting. After 18 days waiting for my divorce papers to come back to my solicitor there is light appearing at the end of the tunnel. I ...
29 Jan 10, by jacgra
Latest 12 Apr 10 by BreakupAngelsKirsten
Replies:3
:492
Latest by BreakupAngelsKirsten
12 Apr 10
Self-Rep with decree absolute and living in FL
Well, my post covers a few topic so I wasn't too sure which thread to put it under, but here goes...:

My STBX is British and lives in the UK; I am Amer ...
13 Mar 10, by Aiyana
Latest 11 Apr 10 by Mitchum
Replies:3
:475
Latest by Mitchum
11 Apr 10
First Meeting on 15 April
My stbx has tried the cancel first meeting with the courts as he is about to re-locate to Dorset for his new job. However, the court have written to him and re ...
03 Apr 10, by beauregard
Latest 03 Apr 10 by Elle
Replies:2
:408
Latest by Elle
03 Apr 10
Costs
The court at the degree Nisi say that i have to pay half of the cost, does that mean half of the court cost or half of her solicitor legal fee as well.Would lik ...
29 Mar 10, by dom estos
Latest 29 Mar 10 by Ursa Major
Replies:1
:531
Latest by Ursa Major
29 Mar 10
Form e questions not answered
Hi all,

I wonder if anyone could advise on this situation? Form Es completed and court gave 1 month for the questions to be answered. If one side doe ...
17 Mar 10, by divorcegirl
Latest 18 Mar 10 by divorcegirl
Replies:5
:425
Latest by divorcegirl
18 Mar 10
narative statement
my ex husband has been allowed to do a narative statement and I have to reply, I understand what a narative statement is but how do I reply? also what happens i ...
09 Mar 10, by tramp10
Latest 12 Mar 10 by Gershie
Replies:1
:330
Latest by Gershie
12 Mar 10
Don't know her address
hi, my wife filed a divorce Petition in 2003 which i din't contest. she later on changed her mind. we have been seperated for nearly 8 years now i don't know wh ...
09 Mar 10, by safshah
Latest 10 Mar 10 by safshah
Replies:2
:428
Latest by safshah
10 Mar 10
Forcing an Order via the Court
Could anyone possibly confirm that if you want to have an Order submitted to the court to be ruled on whether this can be done unilaterally or whether the court ...
02 Mar 10, by harriet voom
Latest 02 Mar 10 by Elle
Replies:1
:340
Latest by Elle
02 Mar 10
Court judgement, still no order - what can we do?
I wrote recently about the situation my partner is in trying to finalize his divorce and several very helpful people responded but looking for a little support ...
27 Feb 10, by harriet voom
Latest 27 Feb 10 by Elle
Replies:3
:484
Latest by Elle
27 Feb 10
ex wont comply with court stamped consent order
hi there

wonder if anyone can help me. my ex-husband wont comply with the consent order that has been signed off in the courts last october and i dont ...
25 Feb 10, by natash2100
Latest 26 Feb 10 by natash2100
Replies:2
:402
Latest by natash2100
26 Feb 10
changed man
Hi. I'm new here. I used to look on men who 'disappeared' and lied about their earnings, lack of support, thinking only of themselves etc totally as low-life. B ...
15 Feb 10, by gone away
Latest 25 Feb 10 by gone away
Replies:7
:900
Latest by gone away
25 Feb 10
FH Self Rep - Bundle an dother docs
Hi

I have my final hearing on 25th and have had to go LIP as run out of money. My ex- sol said I had to do bundle but Resp has since got legal aid and ...
23 Feb 10, by P1nkPanda
Latest 24 Feb 10 by P1nkPanda
Replies:2
:471
Latest by P1nkPanda
24 Feb 10
Narrative Statement
Hi,

I have recently attended my FDR hearing but unfortunately my wife did not listen/accept the district judges recomendations.
My solictor now say ...
03 Feb 10, by Neil1
Latest 03 Feb 10 by .Charles
Replies:1
:437
Latest by .Charles
03 Feb 10
STBX intntionally delaying divorce/settlement
Hi
My partner's STBX seems to be stalling the whole process - she left my partner a year and a half ago for another man and left him at home with four grown ...
26 Jan 10, by Forty
Latest 27 Jan 10 by .Charles
Replies:1
:365
Latest by .Charles
27 Jan 10
enforcing a consent order
can anyone advice how to enforse a consent order.
Have agreement on property and contents split but cannot get ex to comply.
what forms do i need to com ...
23 Feb 09, by suhodson
Latest 22 Jan 10 by D L
Replies:6
:415
Latest by D L
22 Jan 10
HELP divorce petition has to be done again dont un
can any one tell me why my sol has had to send me a repeat of my divorce Petition,i went to see my sol on the 4th nov to file for amy divorce,supplied all infor ...
09 Jan 10, by reann
Latest 12 Jan 10 by TBagpuss
Replies:1
:345
Latest by TBagpuss
12 Jan 10
Is this normal behaviour by a Judge?
On Thursday I went for the first hearing in relation to the financial settlement, there was myself, my solicitor, my soon to be ex, his solicitor and a barriste ...
17 Oct 09, by georgemchorse
Latest 04 Jan 10 by Separated dad
Replies:9
:958
Latest by Separated dad
04 Jan 10
Appeal Against Non Molestation Order
Hi all,

There is not a great deal of information on this subject and as i am going through all this at the minute, I have decided to document the impor ...
11 Aug 09, by claudefrog
Latest 19 Dec 09 by Obie
Replies:2
:887
Latest by Obie
19 Dec 09
Directions Hearing
In the case of a given Nisi date having been requested to be put on hold by the Petitioner - for very good reasons - a date for Directions Hearing has been give ...
23 Nov 09, by eyeris
Latest 27 Nov 09 by Elle
Replies:4
:379
Latest by Elle
27 Nov 09
ADVICE NEEDED PLS
I WAS MARRIED FOR 20YRS WITH 3 CHILDREN,HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR 2YRS NOW.I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY DUES (CSA)AND HV SETTLED HER.I GOT ENGAGED TO MY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG G ...
26 Nov 09, by chiphil
Latest 26 Nov 09 by .Charles
Replies:1
:353
Latest by .Charles
26 Nov 09
Court Order Payment Date
Some One Please Help

I have a Court Order Saying I must pay my EX some money in 2 years time which was when I was due to leave my Job and draw a gratui ...
12 Nov 09, by delboy123
Latest 15 Nov 09 by Elle
Replies:1
:430
Latest by Elle
15 Nov 09
Burying head in the sand !!!
My stbx is not responding to any requests from my solicitor to agree financials . I have asked for a meeting with respective sol round a table to try to avoid c ...
29 Oct 09, by waitingame
Latest 29 Oct 09 by waitingame
Replies:2
:479
Latest by waitingame
29 Oct 09
final hearing
went to court for first appoinment 3 week ago just recieved a letter saying general form of order - ancillary relief

it states we agreed on the house ...
27 Oct 09, by markp
Latest 28 Oct 09 by markp
Replies:4
:485
Latest by markp
28 Oct 09
Pronouncement of Decree Nisi
Decree Nisi is due to be pronounced in 3 days' time but the judge wants both parties to attend the court on the day regarding costs, don't know what costs or wh ...
26 Oct 09, by gethappy3
Latest 26 Oct 09 by dukey
Replies:1
:657
Latest by dukey
26 Oct 09
Paying for decree nisi
Hello - My decree Nisi was granted last year with the respondent ordered to pay the costs of it. So far he has not done so. My solicitor has written to him on ...
06 Oct 09, by JRS
Latest 06 Oct 09 by .Charles
Replies:2
:419
Latest by .Charles
06 Oct 09

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