Form E Question

I have supplied all financial info to my solicitor and started to fill in my form E, my solicitor saw the form at an initial meeting and advised i only needed this if we went to court and it seems our split is relatively amicable and will be settled without the need for a court. But now finally about 2 months after me, my wife has seen her solicitor and he insists we need a Form E from both parties.
My solicitor is on holiday now for 2 weeks, can anyone advise who is correct here, do i need to fill in the form E or not, my solicitor has already drawn up a schedule of liabilities with just the info i supplied to her.
thanks
Paul

From what I have read on here filling in a form e is not compulsory, only necessary if you need to go through the court process.

If you financials are simple (most are) then filling a financial e in, looking at the detail, filing questions in response which then need answering (so a questionnaire based on your spouses financial e and then a response to her questions to yours and visa versa) - well it is all extra work, extra cost to both of you in the way of solicitors bills - so what is the point other than to make matters contentious and wrack up costs - sounds like unnecessarily.

I think bearing in mind things sound simple in your situation I would contact your stbx and ask her whether she wants all the extra cost and agrivation and disipation of marital assets that could best be spent on both of you.

Two weeks might sound like a life time but in reality of divorce is a second in time.

Try and stay calm and not get emotionally inflated by the suggestion.