[Solved] Fixed fee online divorce - Co-op, Divorce Online etc.?

Hi there

They seem quite popular, if you decide to go with one, just make sure you research them.

In my opinion, if you and your wife are amicable and agreement has broadly been reached, you could think about doing it between yourselves... it’s worth looking into.

All the best

hi,

i used co-op for my child arrangement order stuff. maybe their all the same e.g. very pricey. they charged like £210 to speak to their solicitor for an hour. their fixed rate an hour. great service but expensive. best to shop around.

hopefully your divorce can be sorted amicably. i heard stories of people racking up £20,000 + in legal fees

Hi , are you using this just for the divorce , finances etc or all ?
What I would say is that you should strike while the iron is hot regarding being amicable .things change on that front very quickly depending on your ex . I leant a lot as my divorce took about 3 years of messing about and as you can imagine it was costly !
I’m sure you can file for the divorce / decree nisi yourselves so don’t pay for that . Re finances , if you agree on terms , get your agreement typed up and send it to a solicitor just to go through it and when you’re happy that it means what you want it to be you can get it turned into a consent order . If you’re on good terms with the ex do not for the solcitors to negotiate . Maybe you could do better or maybe the ex could get more .if you’re happy with the deal get it turned into an order . If it goes to court you don’t know what will be awarded . You can do all the form e ( financial disclosure ) etc yourself if it gets to that but if you’re on good terms with your ex and you agree just get it turned into a consent order while you can ! Mistake I made was just getting the financial order done .me and my ex were on good terms and contact with the kids was never an issue . Slowly all that changed and when the financial order was sealed contact became a weapon . After 3 years of ponsing about getting it all settled I know a fair bit so any questions feel free !

Hers a simple guide to explain divorce without a lawyer

http://www.advicenow.org.uk/file/2455/download?token=ompo7_4o

If you have it amicable, then I would say one of the services that just processes the paperwork is the best solution. If either of you gets a solicitor, they may start giving advice on what you could potentially get from the other part, and any agreement goes out of the window, and you both end up spending a lot on legal fees. It's worth some give and take just to keep it amicable, and it will be much better for you both in the long run. If there's any differences of opinion - talk about them.

I agree . If it’s all friendly agree yourselves and get the solicitor to draw it up as you have said . Don’t let them start trying to sway you if you’re both happy . My ex’s solicitor did that re fincnsces and it took 2 years to sort things out . So try to keep her away from a solicitor lol

There are services that you can use without a solicitor at all, I've used one and it was excellent.

Have you got one you recommend?

Thanks for all the advice - I'm starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel after months of ups and downs mentally and emotionally.

With that in mind I'm about start the divorce process online via the .gov.uk site - no solicitors involved.

The consent order will be trickier although we have broad agreement and I can't start that officially until the Decree Nisi comes through anyway, which will take 4 months apparently. This is where I'll focus my legal advice if I feel I need it but I've got time to negotiate with her.

She has been getting some legal advice but I suspect this isn't from a solicitor - a rough calculation puts our assets at about 50/50 so there is no real point in fighting for every last pound.

Its been really hard having to bite my tongue when communicating with her as she loves a little dig, but I'm finding a bit of peace in not responding to every provocation - a lesson for life in general maybe.

But once everything is signed and sealed I'll have my say.

That sounds like a good plan! Check out a clean break order too... where an ex can’t lay claim to future assets. We’ve had some Dads with this issue, coming back to bite them.

Best of luck