No-Fault Divorce Without Expensive Solicitor Fees

To apply for a no-fault divorce online, you will need your full name and address, your spouse’s full name and address, your original marriage certificate or an official copy, and proof of any name change if your name is different from the one shown on your marriage certificate.

All no-fault divorces in England and Wales are subject to a court fee of £612. You may be able to get help with this fee if you are on a low income or receive certain benefits, depending on your savings. Our fee to fully manage your no-fault divorce from start to finish is £299 for an individual application and £599 for a couples application.

A no-fault divorce with Easy Online Divorce takes just over seven months from start to finish. This includes the 20-week reflection period, around 5 weeks for the conditional order to be approved, and a further 6 weeks and 1 day before the final order can be applied for. That is around twice as fast as the current average divorce, which takes 65 weeks from application to final order.

You can use our no-fault divorce service if you or your spouse live in England or Wales and you have been married for at least 12 months.

For most people, there is no need to hire expensive solicitors to deal with the divorce itself. Our no-fault divorce service is designed to give you a simpler, lower-cost way to get divorced without having to deal with the paperwork or court process yourself.

At Easy Online Divorce, legal work is handled by experienced legal professionals, while dedicated case managers keep your case organised, updated and moving. This allows us to provide a fully managed service at a lower cost than many traditional solicitors, who often charge high hourly rates for routine calls, emails and administration.

Yes. An online no-fault divorce is a legal way to end a marriage.

The main difference between an online no-fault divorce and a traditional divorce is that the process is handled remotely using online communication, rather than through face-to-face meetings or paper-based correspondence. The legal process itself is the same.

No. Our fee is fixed and we do not charge any hidden costs.

There is also a mandatory court fee of £612 to apply for a no-fault divorce in England or Wales, although you may be able to get help with this fee if you are on a low income or receive certain benefits, depending on your savings. The only other cost you may incur is if you need to obtain a replacement marriage certificate.

We provide a 14-day cooling-off period in line with the Consumer Contracts Regulations. If you change your mind within that period, we will refund the amount you have paid, less a £35 administration fee to cover the banking and processing costs of issuing the refund.

However, if we have already prepared your no-fault divorce application within the 14-day cooling-off period, no refund will be payable.

You can view our full terms and conditions here.

In most cases, you will save hundreds and often thousands of pounds by using our online no-fault divorce service instead of a traditional solicitor. Our fees are fixed, with no hidden charges, so you know exactly what you will pay from the outset.

Traditional solicitors often charge by the hour, which means the overall cost can quickly increase through calls, emails and administration. Our service is different. We use legal professionals for the legal work and dedicated case managers to keep your case moving, which allows us to provide a faster, simpler and lower-cost service.

Most people can expect to save at least £750 each compared to using traditional solicitors for the divorce process.

Very little. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the online questionnaire we use to prepare your no-fault divorce application, and you can do everything from home without taking time off work or visiting a solicitor’s office.

We keep you updated as your divorce progresses, and the only things you will usually need to do along the way are review information and sign the odd document digitally, which takes seconds.

No. You do not both need to live in England or Wales to use our no-fault divorce service. In many cases, the courts in England and Wales can still deal with the divorce if one of you lives here, although jurisdiction depends on the circumstances of the case. If you are unsure, we can confirm whether your divorce can be dealt with in England or Wales before you get started.

Before applying for a no-fault divorce, it is worth thinking about the practical, financial and emotional implications. You should consider how finances will be dealt with, whether a financial order may also be needed, the impact on any children, and whether your spouse is aware that the divorce is going ahead.

You will also need to know your spouse’s address so the court papers can be served. If you do not know their address, speak to us about our tracing service.

If you would like to understand your options before getting started, you can book a free 15-minute consultation with us or call us on 0204 530 8101.

Yes. Your spouse cannot stop the divorce simply because they do not want it.

Since the introduction of no-fault divorce, a divorce can only be challenged on very limited grounds, such as jurisdiction. In practice, this means that if England or Wales is the correct place for the divorce to be dealt with, your spouse cannot prevent it from going ahead just by refusing to agree. That said, a spouse can still make the process more difficult by ignoring the paperwork or failing to respond, which can cause delays. For that reason, it is always better to let them know in advance if possible.

There is no automatic formula for dividing assets on divorce in England and Wales. The court looks at all the circumstances of the case, including each person’s income, earning capacity, property, financial needs, obligations and responsibilities, with the welfare of any children under 18 being the first consideration. In many cases, especially after a longer marriage, the starting point is often equality, but the outcome depends on what is fair in the circumstances. If you reach an agreement, it should be recorded in a consent order to make it legally binding.

In most cases, no. You do not usually need to attend court for the divorce itself, as the process is dealt with online and on paper. However, if there are disagreements about finances or arrangements for children that cannot be resolved, a separate court hearing may be needed to deal with those issues.

Our no-fault divorce service includes preparation of your divorce application and related documents, review before submission to help avoid mistakes and delays, full management of the court process, clear updates throughout, and support by email and telephone along the way. You will also have a dedicated case manager to guide you through each stage of the no-fault divorce process.

Once you place your order, we will email you a simple online questionnaire to collect the information needed for your no-fault divorce application. After that, your case manager will prepare the application, guide you through the next stage of the process, submit the papers to the court, and keep you updated as your case progresses toward conditional order and final order.

No. As part of our managed no-fault divorce service, we prepare your application, submit it to the court, and manage the court process for you from start to finish.

Yes. You can start your no-fault divorce online at any time. Once you place your order, we will email you a simple online questionnaire so we can collect the information needed to prepare your application.

Yes. You will be assigned a dedicated case manager who will guide you through the no-fault divorce process, keep you updated, and act as your main point of contact from start to finish.

Yes. Under the no-fault divorce process, you can apply either as a sole applicant or jointly with your spouse. If you are both in agreement, a joint application may be a suitable option. We offer this as a managed divorce service for couples for a fixed fee of £599.

Once you place your order, we will email you a simple online questionnaire to collect the information needed for your no-fault divorce application. Your case manager will then prepare the application, arrange approval where needed, submit it to the court, and keep you updated as your case progresses through the no-fault divorce process.

If your spouse ignores the divorce papers, the no-fault divorce can still go ahead, but extra steps may be needed and this is likely to cause delay. If they do not respond, the court can allow the case to proceed in other ways, for example if there is proof they received the papers or if they are served personally.

Yes. To apply for a no-fault divorce, you will need your original marriage certificate or an official copy. If you do not have it, you can order a replacement copy before the application is submitted.

Yes. You can still apply for a no-fault divorce in England and Wales if the court has jurisdiction to deal with your divorce. You will need your original foreign marriage certificate or an official copy, and if it is not in English, you will also need a certified translation.

A no-fault divorce legally ends the marriage, but it does not automatically end financial claims between you and your spouse. If you want your financial agreement to be made legally binding, or you want to close off future financial claims, you may also need a financial order such as a consent order or clean break order.