The UK's largest and most visited divorce site.
Modern, convenient and affordable services.
We've helped over 1 million people since 2007.

Click this button for details of our

email, phone nbr and free consultations.

How To Contact Us

DIY Divorce 832 topics

Discussion on DIY divorce services as an alternative to using a solicitor. How much does it cost? How long does it take? What if we can't agree?

Useful Resources for this Topic

Subject	Replies /	Latest
How to enforce a property transfer. If you have a court sealed order of court either by consent or imposed as a judgment for one partie to transfer property to the other it can be enforced by cour ... 22 Nov 11, by dukey Latest 24 Aug 17 by Pepsi64 1 2	Replies:9 :6202	Latest by Pepsi64 24 Aug 17
How To Instruct a Process Server I can imagine dealing with your own Divorce could be a daunting process so I thought it would be useful to let people know how to go about instructing a Process ... 15 Jan 13, by simonpinkney Latest 29 Apr 17 by dukey 1 2	Replies:8 :2831	Latest by dukey 29 Apr 17

Mesher Order Me and my ex have 2 properties, we are both Co-Owners. He moved out, l stayed with our 3 children 16, 13 n 7.He is currently pushing for us to do a financial or ... 06 Aug 25, by Kenate	Replies:0 :67
Mesher Order =1.2remMe and my ex have 2 properties, we are both Co-Owners. He moved out, l stayed with our 3 children 16, 13 n 7.He is currently pushing for us to do a finan ... 06 Aug 25, by Kenate	Replies:0 :36
Court Proceedings Hi, With the help of Wikivorce I got a decree nisi consent order in 2016 and a conditional order was issued to sort finances, which was all complete. ... 15 May 25, by matthall03	Replies:0 :353
Consent Order - Form A Hi - my ex and I want to get a financial consent order for a clean break with our divorce. We have no shared assets and neither of us are claiming maintenance o ... 23 Apr 25, by Divorce11223344 Latest 25 Apr 25 by .Charles	Replies:1 :205	Latest by .Charles 25 Apr 25
Unable to sign acknowledgement due to medication So over 16 years I split up reasonably amicably and we managed to sort out splitting up finances and child maintenance without going legal. We both agreed we sh ... 18 Mar 25, by Natheynath	Replies:0 :417
Online divorce - how long Hello, on the 9th Dec 24, my husband told me that he had started divorce proceedings online. We are now at the end of January and I have received no paperwork? ... 29 Jan 25, by Lacey21 Latest 26 Feb 25 by thewomble	Replies:1 :278	Latest by thewomble 26 Feb 25
would my strike out appliation succeed ? Hi. I am a LIP respondent in a financial remedy case. The case has been issued but not served in accordance with the relevant FPR/CPR. The service ti ... 16 Jan 25, by nazmi Latest 17 Jan 25 by nazmi	Replies:2 :206	Latest by nazmi 17 Jan 25
Acknowledgement Of Service My ex never returned the acknowledgement of service but now wants to co-operate. Is it ever too late to simply complete and return the acknowledgement of servic ... 02 Dec 24, by Lindiloo	Replies:0 :315
General order hearing What happens in a general order hearing. My husband and I have to attend one next week and he has still not returned the consent order to the solicitors to forw ... 11 Nov 24, by Hereagain! Latest 12 Nov 24 by Hereagain!	Replies:4 :430	Latest by Hereagain! 12 Nov 24
Reply to Applicants Questionnaire I have replied to the Applicants Questionnaire sent to me in a word document TWICE now. Both times her solicitor comes back and has said not acceptable ... 24 Oct 24, by BrownRabbit Latest 24 Oct 24 by BrownRabbit	Replies:2 :371	Latest by BrownRabbit 24 Oct 24
Wife refusing to complete & return AOS Hi Newbie here. I am looking for some advice with regards to my wife refusing to complete & return AOS. I know that she has received th ... 16 Oct 24, by Puglife	Replies:0 :265
D11 Hello, I only know my husbands email address and not his home address. I've tried searches, asking people etc to no avail. Can anyone please advis ... 24 Sep 24, by HollyF123x Latest 24 Sep 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :364	Latest by WYSPECIAL 24 Sep 24
D11 Alternate Service Hi i have applied for my DIY divorce on 08.04.2024 I am a male , uk citizen married to an Indian female , who is an UAE resident. I have ... 06 Sep 24, by Masssubs Latest 07 Sep 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :306	Latest by hadenoughnow 07 Sep 24
Just want to be free Hey everyone. I married an american in the USA about 19 years ago ( I will be 60 next year). We have spent two year before I cam back to the UK. I'm at a l ... 15 Jul 24, by TooTired Latest 26 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :294	Latest by hadenoughnow 26 Jul 24
Keeps getting returned Thought I was finally getting somewhere but turns out I'm no where near. Forms were returned in January stating my ex had acknowledged and confirmed th ... 15 Jul 24, by Angelan1986	Replies:0 :267
What do I do next? Applied for the divorce and coming to the end of the 4 month wait, and I'm a bit confused as to next steps. The more I read the more confused I get! ... 11 Jul 24, by OrangeGuppy Latest 12 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :335	Latest by hadenoughnow 12 Jul 24
Benefits My ex has decided to get a divorce online and is asking me for the amount of money I get from benefits I'm on. Do I need to share this as we have been sepa ... 13 Jun 24, by Chrissie3105 Latest 13 Jun 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :304	Latest by WYSPECIAL 13 Jun 24
FORM A Notice of Financial Application Hi All Does anyone know which boxes to tick for a divorced couple looking for a clean break consent order if one of them has already brought the other ... 20 Apr 24, by Confused Stu Latest 21 Apr 24 by Confused Stu	Replies:2 :397	Latest by Confused Stu 21 Apr 24
D81 Dear All . separated April 2022 ,sold house .October 2022 ,couple of questions 1 , page 5 of the D81 current capital and income ,is this where we ... 21 Feb 24, by Get Real Latest 22 Feb 24 by Get Real	Replies:3 :411	Latest by Get Real 22 Feb 24
Do you use Consent Order (Clean break) if there are debts? For our divorce there is no assents such as property, pensions or savings etc. only Debt that has mostly been paid off. Do we still use the Consent Order to det ... 22 May 23, by DrPepper Latest 02 Jun 23 by DrPepper	Replies:2 :421	Latest by DrPepper 02 Jun 23
ex refuse to apply decree absolute We have been separated for 3 years and we got the decree nisi in 2021, the final court order has been received, the house is to be sold and each of us will shar ... 17 May 23, by stars19833 Latest 18 May 23 by .Charles	Replies:1 :629	Latest by .Charles 18 May 23
Guidance on pursing Divorce Cost Order please Hi, I'm struggling to find guidance on the correct procedure on how to enforce a cost order imposed during divorce proceedings. I'm helping a friend ... 08 Apr 23, by D0K777 Latest 11 Apr 23 by .Charles	Replies:1 :392	Latest by .Charles 11 Apr 23
Final order cancelled My divorce went through at the beginning of the month. I had a final order and a divorce certificate online. Today I got an email from HMCTS saying: &q ... 08 Dec 22, by thewomble Latest 09 Jan 23 by thewomble	Replies:5 :861	Latest by thewomble 09 Jan 23
ONLINE DIVORCE WHAT EVER YOU DO.. DO NOT DO THE ONLINE DIVORCE We are having a world of trouble it has been since April and now October and not progressed passed step 1 .. ... 20 Oct 22, by vikkimiss Latest 20 Oct 22 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :637	Latest by rubytuesday 20 Oct 22
Help with Form E - Net Pay question Hi A Family member is going through a divorce, the wife has instigated 'no fault' divorce proceedings and has a solicitor supporting her th ... 11 Aug 22, by headinhands Latest 12 Aug 22 by headinhands	Replies:2 :1177	Latest by headinhands 12 Aug 22
System incorrectly showing "no response" I applied for a divorce in April. My wife responded just before the end of the month and I got an email from HMCTS in May confirming this. On ... 01 Aug 22, by thewomble Latest 04 Aug 22 by thewomble	Replies:2 :671	Latest by thewomble 04 Aug 22
s25 statement finances - on own? has anyone compiled S25 statement on their own please, do we include up to date bank statement?, pension valuations?, as well as property details, ... 02 Aug 22, by b11 Latest 04 Aug 22 by b11	Replies:5 :636	Latest by b11 04 Aug 22
Consent order help please Hello I am helping a friend get a divorce. His split is amicable and both of them agree on the financial order... which is no claim at all on any futur ... 31 Jul 22, by consentorderhelp Latest 01 Aug 22 by consentorderhelp	Replies:2 :1193	Latest by consentorderhelp 01 Aug 22
Dismissing divorce petition I have been trying to find some information about dismissing my wife's devorce pertition she submitted around 4 years ago. this was put in most lightly ... 29 Jun 22, by Johnny5 Latest 04 Jul 22 by Johnny5	Replies:3 :620	Latest by Johnny5 04 Jul 22
The DIY Divorce Guide is badly out of date The guide on this site is badly out of date. For example in step one: 21 May 22, by thewomble Latest 25 May 22 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :730	Latest by rubytuesday 25 May 22
DIY Financial Consent Order Hi There, I got my decree nsi back in SEPT 2021 after some nonsense with the solicitor me and my ex continued to be amicable an ... 19 May 22, by Flatliner Latest 23 May 22 by Flatliner	Replies:2 :1016	Latest by Flatliner 23 May 22
How from applying to spouse receiving notice? How long should I expect it to take from making an application online to my wife getting a notice of acknowledgement of service? I am nervous about how ... 06 Apr 22, by thewomble	Replies:0 :546
advice please Seperated Jan 2018-Following 15 year marriage. Two children. Some mild DV and agressive arguments from H. pre seperation and post seperation. I initally lived i ... 18 Nov 21, by Kingra01	Replies:0 :734
D80b decree nisi Hi please help me . The court send me back my decree nisi . They said "you have identified the spouses signature on d80 but not exibit the respondents ackn ... 05 Sep 21, by Ria_59 Latest 06 Sep 21 by .Charles	Replies:1 :548	Latest by .Charles 06 Sep 21
decree absolute Hello , after exactly 3 years of financial battle in Court , I finally settled this morning and I am now able to apply for my decree absolute. However s ... 15 Jul 21, by celine1234 Latest 15 Jul 21 by hadenoughnow	Replies:4 :587	Latest by hadenoughnow 15 Jul 21
Respondent Refusing to Sign Hi all, Split with my ex 2 years and 4 months ago. Pretty bad split, financial and mental abuse requiring extensive psychotherapy on my end and she was ... 03 Jul 21, by MattR91 Latest 09 Jul 21 by MattR91	Replies:2 :644	Latest by MattR91 09 Jul 21
Language of DIY Justice Project A massive thank you to everyone who’s taken part in our project looking at the experience of people who represent themselves in court. I’m posting to say th ... 26 Feb 21, by Language of DIY Justice Latest 05 Mar 21 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :714	Latest by rubytuesday 05 Mar 21
D8 Form and Adultery Deadline Help Hi all, We're about to complete the D8 form with adultery as the grounds for divorce. I've read on a few solicitor websites that ... 01 Mar 21, by Wealdenlady Latest 01 Mar 21 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :628	Latest by rubytuesday 01 Mar 21

Do you need help sorting out a fair financial settlement?

Our consultant service offers expert advice and support to help you reach agreement on a fair financial settlement quickly, and for less than a quarter of the cost of using a traditional high street solicitor.