Completing Financial Order

[GoodCharl]

Couple of questions if i may-

1. do i need official pension statements to go alongside this or is a number on the form enough? Ive taken screen shots from website/apps but honestly i lost the will to live whilst trying to access my 3 pensions!
2. H and i are happy to just split and walk away. Both keep own pensions and not touch each others. No spousal maintenance (were not big earners, hes no potential to and we earn very similar). How to word it best so the judge can “approve” it?

I find this whole process frustrating and ridiculous. never getting married again! 🙄

It’s based on trust so if you’re both happy with the figures you don’t need proof. But you do need to show an even split of assets and if not even you need to explain why

Yes its all even. Just dont want the judge saying no she/he needs more

Hes a pratt. Just need to get rid asap!

A judge will want to be assured that he or she is signing off on an agreement that is fair and informed. The judge wants assurance that neither of you is being coerced into an agreement directly or indirectly and that you have taken informed and expert advice. To demonstrate this he will want to see

1. evidence of disclosure between you which is proportionate to your situation
2. that you have taken legal and financial advice.

In terms of pension valuations these can be costly and time consuming. And some couples don’t see the point of incurring that cost and wasting that time because their marital finances were structured to ensure equal and independent pension savings. This needs to be something that is made clear to the judge and expressed properly.

If there is any element of the agreement that seems unfair but is something you both want to do then this also needs to be communicated to the judge. He or she will want assurances you took informed and expert advice. That is, you consulted an independent solicitor and discussed what was being agreed and why. And after that you still wanted to accept the offer knowing you could have gotten more or less or asked for more disclosure and valuations.

At the end of the day the judge doesn’t want there to be a challenge on the grounds

1. you were being coerced or not in the right state of mind to make an informed decision.
2. information relevant to the decision was not disclosed
3. you didn’t take advice

Ok thank you. Im going to write a note to say, all split evenly, weve both always worked, both had the pensions, always kept separate money, bank accounts etc. fingers crossed it all goes through

Despite all that OP, I still had to attend court. Pensions were the same and neither of us had anything of value, It felt like a money spinner.
I hate the justices system. It protects the victims over the innocents.

Fgs. Why is it so difficult? Just let us split up!

How will you show you. Ith got legal advice. Isn't both parties saying they have done so enough?

Agree. Me and my ex are going throught his. He cheated ans I'm left with two autisic children. He sees them 1 hour a week. No overnight
I'm the higher earner but will need to cut my hours due to school pick up and drop off so will earn less
I also paid more over the years into the house.
We have agreed to not touch each others pensions
To keep our own debts
For me to give him 10% of rhe equity. He knows he would be entitled to more but neither of us want lawyers involved amd we want a clean break. Woth his 10% that will be a deposit on a flat. He is also retraining in his job so has the opportunity to earn a lot more as he won't be looking after the kids.

I got a free 30 min chat with one lawyer and was told to expect a grilling from the judge...why. we are adults. Fine check for coercive control etc but once it's clear he agrees still..just let us divorce and move on with life.

Just updating this for anyone in the future- i submitted this via solicitor who never queried it. It went in front of a judge who approved it with just figures on spreadsheet and no proof