No-Fault Divorce Without Expensive Solicitor Fees

For applying for No-Fault Divorce online, you will need both you and your former spouse’s full names and addresses, your original marriage certificate or a certified copy of it, and proof of any name changes if you’ve changed your name since separating from your partner.

All No-Fault Divorces in England and Wales incur a court fee of £612. Financial assistance may be available to cover this fee if you are on benefits or a low income, subject to your savings.

The costs for us to manage your No-Fault Divorce from start to finish, including dealing with all the paperwork and the courts, 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, this includes the 20-week reflection period, 5 weeks for the approval of a conditional order, and a further 6 weeks before applying for a final order.

You can use our fast and easy online No-Fault Divorce Service if you can answer yes to the following questions:

• Do you or your spouse live in England or Wales?
• Have you been married for more than 12 months?
• Do you and your spouse agree to No-Fault Divorce?

For most couples, there’s no need to hire expensive solicitors. Using an online No-Fault Divorce Service is often the best option if you’re worried about mounting legal fees.

Solicitors are great, and we have some wonderful solicitors and paralegals working at Easy Online Divorce, but we have them working on the legal stuff, and we leave the customer service and administration to customer care professionals who are, let’s face it, generally better at dealing with people. Not only does this mean that we provide an outstanding legal service with top-notch customer service, but our service is at a lower cost for you because we don’t charge you solicitor rates for dealing with phone calls and sending emails like traditional solicitors do.

Yes. Online No-Fault Divorce is a legally binding way to end a marriage.

The main difference between online and traditional No-Fault Divorce is that the process happens virtually through electronic communication instead of having a family law solicitor do it for you.

No, the fee we charge is fixed, and we have no hidden costs.

There is a mandatory court fee of £612 to No-Fault Divorce in England or Wales. This doesn’t mean you have to attend court – it’s to pay for the court’s staff to process your No-Fault Divorce.

If you earn a low income, or receive benefits, you can apply for help with fees.

The only other cost you may incur is to get a replacement marriage certificate if you don’t have one.

We provide a 14-day cooling-off policy in line with the Consumer Contracts Regulations. If you change your mind within this period, we’ll refund your full amount, less a £35 administration fee for banking charges incurred in processing your refund. However, once we’ve prepared your No-Fault Divorce application within this period, refunds are not issued.

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You will save hundreds and often thousands of pounds. Easy Online Divorce is cheaper and faster because the central aim of our business is for our clients to no-fault divorce. Our prices are fixed, and we have no hidden charges. It isn’t in our interest to delay your no-fault divorce in any way.

In contrast, solicitors charge by the hour and make significant money from conflict between divorcing couples.

Now we are not suggesting that traditional solicitor firms are bad people. But what we are saying is that solicitors are not incentivised to process your no-fault divorce quickly – the opposite is true. In fact, a top solicitor said to me once, “It isn’t in our interest to resolve everything in one email.”

Fortunately, most people only go through No-Fault Divorce once. The downside to this is that you don’t know what to expect. If this is you, think back to when you bought a house. Remember how stressful the solicitors made your house purchase? That is what you want to avoid with your No-Fault Divorce.

We have lovely solicitors and paralegals working at Easy Online Divorce, but we have them working on the legal stuff, and we leave the customer service to our customer care team. This means you get a faster, less stressful service. Even better, it costs you less because we don’t charge you solicitor rates for answering emails and phone calls.

Expect to save at least £750 each on the cost of your No-Fault Divorce.

It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the online questionnaire we use to prepare your No-Fault Divorce application. And you don’t need to take time off work or organise childcare to visit solicitors. You can do everything from the comfort of your home.

We automatically update you as we progress your No-Fault Divorce, saving you from wasting precious hours on the phone with solicitors or the courts.

All you will need to do as your No-Fault Divorce progresses is sign the odd document digitally, which takes seconds.

No, not at all. If one of you lives in England, then the English courts have jurisdiction, and you can use our service. We have clients with spouses all over the world.

Divorce has far-reaching implications, so before applying for a divorce, it’s worth understanding your financial rights and obligations, considering the impact on your children and where they will live, and having a think about the potential emotional impact.

To help you navigate these considerations, click here to learn all about financial agreements known as consent orders. This guide will provide you with valuable information to make informed decisions.

If you are worried about the emotional impact of No-Fault Divorce and how to deal with it, you might find the Mindful Divorce book helpful, which you can order here from Amazon.

It is always best to notify your spouse of your intention to No-Fault Divorce so that they can anticipate the paperwork and respond to the court. To get a No-Fault Divorce, you must know your spouse’s address. If you don’t, speak to us about our tracing service.

Remember, we offer a free 15-minute consultation to understand your situation and signpost you in the right direction. You can book a call with us here or call us on 0204 530 8101.

Yes, you can still apply for a No-Fault Divorce if your spouse disagrees, but the process might be more complicated and lengthy. Since the introduction of the No-Fault Divorce in April 2022, your ex no longer has any legal basis to defend against or stop the No-Fault Divorce except for one technicality.

The technicality is about jurisdiction. If your ex can prove that the English courts don’t have justification, they could stop the No-Fault Divorce in England and Wales. However, if you or your spouse live full-time in England or Wales and consider it your home, you can No-Fault Divorce in the English courts.

But just because your ex can’t legally stop the No-Fault Divorce doesn’t mean they can’t make it difficult. Once the court has reviewed an application for No-Fault Divorce, they will issue the No-Fault Divorce petition to your spouse and an acknowledgement of service form to return. Your ex must respond to the acknowledgement of service for the No-Fault Divorce to proceed.

There are a few ways to deal with this; however, all of them will delay your No-Fault Divorce significantly, so it is always best to speak to your ex and try to reach an agreement about getting a No-Fault Divorce.

In a no-fault divorce, Courts in England and Wales decide how to divide money, property, pensions, and maintenance. One of the main things they look at is what each person earns, owns, or is likely to have in the future.

For longer marriages (usually five years or more), the court often sees a 50/50 split of assets as fair, especially if the assets were built up during the marriage. In shorter marriages, the court may focus more on who contributed what financially. The court also looks at past cases to help guide its decisions.

In a no-fault divorce, you and your partner usually don’t have to go to court. The process can be done online, making it easier. The main goal is to agree on things like money and childcare. But if you can’t agree on these issues, you might need to go to court for a hearing.