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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.

Financial 30.2k topics

Discuss financial aspects of divorce including ancillary relief, spousal maintenance, child support, property transfer and pension sharing.
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	Ancillary Relief 5721 topics Discuss all aspects of Ancillary Relief: when and how to apply, and the various stages of the court process from disclosure through to a final hearing.	Re: Short Marriage of Few Weeks by Curious7 11 Sep 25
	Divorce calculator 1302 topics Discuss the Wikivorce divorce calculator. What did you think of the estimate it gave? How do you interpret the output? How accurate is the calculator?	Re: Help with a complicated scenar ... by Chris82 05 Sep 25
	Property and Mortgages 8945 topics Discuss the impact of divorce on property and mortgages. How will the house be divided? Does your ex have to keep up with the mortgage payments?	Re: Divorced but still have joint ... by WYSPECIAL 05 Sep 25
	Maintenance 3329 topics Discuss child and spousal maintenance. How much child support are you entitled to? What determines whether you will receive/pay spousal maintenance?	Re: Spousal Maintenance by DestroyedInDivorce 03 Jun 25
	Pensions 2382 topics Discuss divorce related pension issues. Is the CETV valuation valid for final salary schemes? How much is a pension worth when you offset it against the house?	Re: Pension advice in divorce by WYSPECIAL 05 Aug 25
	Debt and Bankruptcy 837 topics Discuss debt and bankruptcy in divorce. How does it affect the Ancillary Relief settlement if me or my ex go bankrupt or enter an IVA during divorce?	Re: Clearing debts after seperatio ... by yammy87 15 Apr 24
	Benefits 456 topics Discussion on state benefits during and after divorce. What benefits am I entitled to? Will my benefits be affected by the maintenance I receive?	Re: High Income Child Benefit Tax ... by PortisheadDad 12 May 25
	Legal Aid 426 topics Discuss Legal Aid. Will you qualify? How do you claim? When and how do you pay the money back?	Re: When does it stop by Djsmith 03 Oct 24

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Obtaining a FInancial Order if spouse is missing. Hi all, I have an issue whereby it has proven impossible to trace my missing wife. We have been seperated for over 30 years, having been married for 20 ... 17 Aug 24, by Sam634 Latest 20 Aug 24 by Sam634	Replies:3 :510	Latest by Sam634 20 Aug 24
Verbal loan agreement with parents Help. I am going round in circles and up against it with my ex and my parents. Married 11 years - 1 child aged 7 - parents live with us - I only have ... 17 Aug 24, by Blueeyes11 Latest 19 Aug 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :225	Latest by WYSPECIAL 19 Aug 24
Evidencing mortgage will release ex We have a consent order being written. The solicitor is asking for evidence that they will release ex from mortgage. I have a decision in principle but this is ... 19 Aug 24, by Get out of here Latest 19 Aug 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :164	Latest by hadenoughnow 19 Aug 24
Financial offerings Hello very new to posting on here. I've received my STBXs financial offer and he's trying to claim for around 8K of my 17k pension I received b ... 17 Aug 24, by Breathagain Latest 18 Aug 24 by Breathagain	Replies:6 :248	Latest by Breathagain 18 Aug 24
Not heard back I've exchanged form e and I've answered questions they wanted but he has not answered any of mine and I've not heard anything for two months. I have no solicito ... 14 Aug 24, by cooper2019 Latest 17 Aug 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:2 :254	Latest by hadenoughnow 17 Aug 24
spousal maintainence Hi - i hear horror stories re spousal maintenance. My situation is. married 17 yrs. Wife has always been PT but spends a lot of money on beauty and other non es ... 16 Aug 24, by jonsaints Latest 16 Aug 24 by EMC3419	Replies:1 :247	Latest by EMC3419 16 Aug 24
Clean Break Pension My Ex is saying they are happy to part ways and happy for both to not touch pensions but is saying a pension statement is needed for their solictor to look at. ... 15 Aug 24, by DBournemouth Latest 16 Aug 24 by DBournemouth	Replies:6 :246	Latest by DBournemouth 16 Aug 24
Ex lying about income on Form E / tax return Good evening all, I'm hoping somebody can help me. Sorry long post Just going through a divorce and working through the second lot of Form Es in preparation f ... 14 Aug 24, by Daves mum Latest 15 Aug 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:2 :392	Latest by WYSPECIAL 15 Aug 24
Appears Ex his money in divorce settlement Asking for advice please. Signed consent order in March 2024. EX had transferred money to a family member before financial disclosure saying it was a loan h ... 14 Aug 24, by C48	Replies:0 :240
Settlement Hi, I brought a house before I met my husband, when we started dating 8 years later he moved in, his name was never put on the deeds, he didn't pay towards the ... 14 Aug 24, by Roz2024 Latest 14 Aug 24 by Roz2024	Replies:2 :233	Latest by Roz2024 14 Aug 24
Financial Consent Order Rejection I will soon be getting the financial consent order completed and just wanted to know if there is any chance of judge rejecting. We have 1 child and custody ... 12 Aug 24, by Clearview03 Latest 13 Aug 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :369	Latest by WYSPECIAL 13 Aug 24
I pay £1000 month following consent order but ex is asking for more money I have a consent order and pay £1000 per month toward kids and house/bills untol the property is sold at which point a % of sale comes to me. It is on the ma ... 11 Aug 24, by yakyak Latest 13 Aug 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :247	Latest by hadenoughnow 13 Aug 24
Financial agreement form e My ex started the financial agreement last year. We have exchanged forms to which I have answered some questions I missed on request from his solicitor. Althoug ... 12 Aug 24, by cooper2019 Latest 12 Aug 24 by cooper2019	Replies:2 :198	Latest by cooper2019 12 Aug 24
Mortgage payments and maintenance Hope someone can help, my husband moved out of our family home, we have 3 children. We have agreed maintenance payments using the online calculator, but he is n ... 11 Aug 24, by Sar24 Latest 12 Aug 24 by EMC3419	Replies:2 :384	Latest by EMC3419 12 Aug 24
£500 item limit My wife and I have both completed the disclosure document Form E. Her solicitor is challenging mine, saying that I have collections exceeding £500 such as: ... 08 Aug 24, by ThisIsGoingWell Latest 11 Aug 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :267	Latest by WYSPECIAL 11 Aug 24
Trying to agree on financial order So... I left family home 2 years ago and am currently renting a 2 bed flat. Ex is in family 3 bed home with garden paying mortgage. I only pay her child mainten ... 07 Aug 24, by Tony182 Latest 08 Aug 24 by EMC3419	Replies:2 :301	Latest by EMC3419 08 Aug 24
Clean Break So my Ex of 10 years ago is saying they are happy for a clean break (no spilt of money, pension and kids payment sorted by CMS) but they can not afford to see a ... 07 Aug 24, by DBournemouth Latest 08 Aug 24 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :305	Latest by WYSPECIAL 08 Aug 24
House deeds and Consent Order Hello looking for advice please regarding house deeds and consent orders. If a consent order is written to stipulate money division/ dates etc as agreed by bot ... 06 Aug 24, by Tulip73 Latest 07 Aug 24 by Tulip73	Replies:2 :264	Latest by Tulip73 07 Aug 24
Current Consent Order - Processing Times Hello, Does anyone know how long its currently taking to have a consent order approved? Mine was sent to Nottingham Court on 7th June 2024, and the las ... 08 Jul 24, by JoeMatthews77 Latest 07 Aug 24 by JoeMatthews77	Replies:1 :854	Latest by JoeMatthews77 07 Aug 24
Ex took voluntary redundancy- financial hearing in a few weeks Hi, I have our first financial hearing in a few weeks time, finally completed form E and the future needs which has been hard! a quick summary is I l ... 07 Aug 24, by Mackerelaverse Latest 07 Aug 24 by EMC3419	Replies:1 :199	Latest by EMC3419 07 Aug 24
Ex won’t pay ! Judge ordered my ex to pay me a lump sum PSO. Over two years ago now. His Pension company say they can't release it as my ex withdrew the money from the accou ... 03 Aug 24, by ravenjan Latest 06 Aug 24 by ravenjan	Replies:4 :260	Latest by ravenjan 06 Aug 24
Failure to apply s.25 MCA 1973 If judge fails to consider/apply parts of s.25 MCA 1973 in financial remedy proceedings is the best route to challenge the decision by appealing ... 06 Aug 24, by dd1232	Replies:0 :245
Income and expenditure after separation/filing My wife and I separated, initially temporarily in February before she informed me she wished to divorce in April; during April/May we worked to complete Form E ... 01 Aug 24, by ThisIsGoingWell Latest 06 Aug 24 by ThisIsGoingWell	Replies:2 :301	Latest by ThisIsGoingWell 06 Aug 24
Tax loss and assets Does a foreign land investment where developers have eeked out any returns over the years [value of approx 200k] which also has recently been registerd as a tax ... 01 Aug 24, by Joxy Latest 06 Aug 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :173	Latest by hadenoughnow 06 Aug 24
Child maintenance at university Hi, Can child maintenance payments be made directly to the child once they start university or do they always have to go to the parent? Court order agreem ... 06 Aug 24, by Shyfall	Replies:0 :205
D81 Declaration Hi,In a consensual divorce without going to court, if you know that your spouse has provided miss or incorrect information, do you have the right to ask your sp ... 05 Aug 24, by Peacegrain	Replies:0 :206
no response hi i would like to ask anyone whom may have been in similar corcumstances. i have written an email asking my solicitor to provide ,me with an up to date cos ... 31 Jul 24, by chrissy66	Replies:0 :232
Financial settlement Hi, l have been divorced for 17 years but there was no financial settlement at that time. I purchased a home in Spain just before we separated. I ... 29 Jul 24, by DhaliaNova8 Latest 30 Jul 24 by DhaliaNova8	Replies:2 :268	Latest by DhaliaNova8 30 Jul 24
Spousal Maintenance UK I am in the very early stages of divorce, I have been separated from my wife for 7 months now, moving out of the family home in January. We were married for ... 29 Jul 24, by Kevin121 Latest 29 Jul 24 by EMC3419	Replies:2 :509	Latest by EMC3419 29 Jul 24
Global Maintenance Using a solicitor, I agreed to a global maintenance settlement with my ex husband. The paperwork has not been sent to the court yet. The figure is £1000 made u ... 28 Jul 24, by allymarbles Latest 28 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:2 :289	Latest by hadenoughnow 28 Jul 24
Will I get reported? I have just filed for divorce. I'm living on benefits but there is a small amount of cash in hand work that I do and do not declare. I struggle to make ends mee ... 26 Jul 24, by Xcv345 Latest 26 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :192	Latest by hadenoughnow 26 Jul 24
Running out of money My STBX and I have exchanged Form E, he submitted he's a week and half late, only submitted bank statements for 1 account even though he listed other accounts. ... 25 Jul 24, by Cla1234 Latest 26 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :221	Latest by hadenoughnow 26 Jul 24
Delays after private FDR and how to resolve/expedite I am the respondent in my divorce proceedings. The applicant and I had a private FDR and reached a settlement agreement. Two weeks have since passed and the app ... 25 Jul 24, by pfdrfrustrationman	Replies:0 :252
likely outcome hi all again, i thought i would set out my corcumstances as i am at a loss as what to do, i feel i have tried everything. moved house july 22, 5 weeks ... 22 Jul 24, by chrissy66 Latest 25 Jul 24 by chrissy66	Replies:6 :266	Latest by chrissy66 25 Jul 24
% of assets advice please I am going through a very messy divorce at the moment and I just don't know who or what to believe. I don't know if I can trust my solicitor or whether she's ju ... 21 Jul 24, by judyshaw79 Latest 21 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :316	Latest by hadenoughnow 21 Jul 24
Splitting pensions fairly My ex partner and I separated in July 2022. We were married on 28th July 2015. We are both female, we both worked and on average earned the same. My ex partner ... 19 Jul 24, by Preston2907 Latest 21 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :232	Latest by hadenoughnow 21 Jul 24
Court Order Date Hello I am writing in an attempt to help a friend. They are caught up in a messy divorce with a financially controlling spouse who has decided to stop buy ... 15 Jul 24, by Nikki P Latest 20 Jul 24 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :237	Latest by hadenoughnow 20 Jul 24
Costs Order Hi I applied to court as I was awarded costs in my divorce due to my ex wasting time and prolonging the proceedings. I've had a response from the judge statin ... 11 Jul 24, by Flodot Latest 15 Jul 24 by .Charles	Replies:4 :437	Latest by .Charles 15 Jul 24
Mesher Order Hi long time lurker, now ready to seek advice! divorce currently going through courts- in the 20 week wait between application and conditional orde ... 14 Jul 24, by Someday-maybe Latest 15 Jul 24 by Someday-maybe 1 2	Replies:8 :536	Latest by Someday-maybe 15 Jul 24
Divorce Timing Hi, We are not happy in our marriage but currently staying together for children's sake. We want the best for our children whether we stay together or separ ... 14 Jul 24, by AlexG Latest 14 Jul 24 by EMC3419	Replies:1 :186	Latest by EMC3419 14 Jul 24

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