Please can someone tell me what I should expect

[Wednesdayafternoon]

Me and ex have been separated 2 years now so can file for divorce.
We have no finical ties or assets or mortgage.
We have 2 children but childcare and CMS has been set up between us.

I believe I register o line and pay £660... what should o expect after that? I'm really hoping it'll just be a matter of paperwork?

Any experience would be amazing as I'm feeling abit anxious!

Anyone? :)

@Wednesdayafternoon

Me and ex have been separated 2 years now so can file for divorce. We have no finical ties or assets or mortgage. We have 2 children but childcare and CMS has been set up between us.

I believe I register o line and pay £660... what should o expect after that? I'm really hoping it'll just be a matter of paperwork?

Any experience would be amazing as I'm feeling abit anxious!

Clean break but the courts are a bit backed up so it might take a while to get the absolute through.

It is just a matter of paperwork, so in an amicable divorce I suggest that the person who is better at paperwork takes the lead as the 'petitioner'. The other one is the 'respondent'. Even so, all this can still stir up emotions, quite unexpectedly.

Basically divorce is 3 bits. The legal process (the paperwork) of ending the marriage; arrangements for kids; division of assets/income. Sounds like you are well done on the 2nd and 3rd, and there are places on the forms to record these outcomes.

For fuller details see: www.gov.uk/divorce

It takes a while. There's applying for the decree nisi, then after a period of time the decree absolute.

(I say paperwork, but mostly it's online these days).

Thank you!

What should I expect regarding childcare? We have an amicable agreement which is working but I'm very concerned that he might get fussy over this 😬

You don’t need a child arrangement order, most divorces don t have one. If you can be amicable and flexible and agree contact and access among you you don’t need an order

The divorce is completely separate to childcare, the divorce process done online through gov.uk costs just under £600 and is just the divorce, no childcare, assets etc. I did mine online and highly recommend the process, it’s swift and very easy to follow…also very cheap!

Wow thank you so much! This has reassured me. I am going to fill in a couple of days, I just hope it's nice and straight forward :)

@Smurf1984

The divorce is completely separate to childcare, the divorce process done online through gov.uk costs just under £600 and is just the divorce, no childcare, assets etc. I did mine online and highly recommend the process, it’s swift and very easy to follow…also very cheap!

Agree. Doing this on line is soooo easy. Couldn’t believe it. Easier than getting a will or POA for instance. You don’t need a solicitor for that

Financial arrangements- as people say it’s seperate but you have to link to your application. I did use solicitor to draw up legal consent agreement but that was it- we agreed and did all the forms ourselves (D81) but you do need a solicitor to do the legal words for consent order.

Can’t comment on child arrang,ents- mine were adults

I applied in April on grounds of unreasonable behaviour- decree absolute by end of June. It was very much quicker than I thought.

Don't forget pensions. You are supposed to pension share for period of marriage. If he has a bigger pot than you it may be you get some of his pension awarded to you. They will look at any debts any of you have too. Your might have to do joint debts.