I don't understand how it works with the financial order.

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I'm currently going through a divorce. I applied for the divorce around three or four months ago.

I don't understand what happens during this process. My ex partner is very very reluctant to go through solicitors. I have mentioned applying for a full disclosure because a solicitor (free consultation) told me about that, but my ex does not want to do this. I don't know how everything is divided 50-50 unless it does go through a solicitor?

I cannot go through mediation with my ex partner due to past abuse and manipulation. It would be a horrible process going through mediation.

Does anyone have any experience of this? And any advice please?

And you can apply yourself online for both the decree nisi & absolute, your ex will be notified with any applications / changes and will need to go on to the gov website to update his side.

I did the financial order separately through the solicitors but imagine you can also do this online yourself?

From memory the actual financial order was about £100 more than the divorce so about £650.

Solicitors charged me £1200 to deal with it, including the charge of the actual order.