friends ex wants divorce but wants her to pay

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Have posted in divorce/separation, posting here for traffic and in legal when I can find it!

Friend has been separated from her ex for a number of years, he has been in touch to say he wants a divorce (wants to remarry) and she has to pay £550, according to "the solicitor" he has seen. No children/assets together so very simple process.

Logic tells me that as petitioner, he pays, right?

He wants the divorce ( he is Petitioner) he pays.
He is trying to pull a fast one.

cheeky fucker

If he wants a divorce he can file and pay for it.

Let's see him take legal action against her for not paying. ...he's trying to pull a fast one.

He's a cheapskate.

She’d be better off divorcing him and claiming back costs

Thank you for your replies, just confirms what Im thinking. She has an appointment next month with a CAB solicitor but I just want something now to reassure her.

He can claim costs under certain circumstances but he would be very stupid to try and is unlikely to get them awarded, especially if the divorce would be on the grounds of 2 years seperation.

Frankly, if he cant afford the fees then he cant afford to get remarried!

I wonder if his new fiancee thinks he is already divorced and would notice the money going out of their finances.

www.divorce-online.co.uk/blog/who-pays-divorce-fees/

I think it would be reasonable to share costs.

I had costs awarded against the exW, so the courts will award that, but had agreed to split them anyway. The petition was based on two years separation.