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If you’re struggling to manage on the payments you get

If you’re struggling to manage on the payments you get

If you’ve already started getting divorced or ending your civil partnership

You can ask your solicitor to turn your separation agreement into a ‘consent order’ as soon as you’ve started the process of getting divorced or ending your civil partnership.

If your consent order is approved by a judge, it becomes legally binding after your divorce is finalised or your civil partnership ends.

You’ll have to pay a court fee of ?53 for a consent order, as well as fees to your solicitor.

If you can’t agree on financial support

You’ll need to apply to court for a financial order. This asks a judge to decide how much maintenance you should get.

You can apply for a financial remedy order without the help of a solicitor, but some of the forms are quite complicated. You’ll also need to find lots of evidence like bank statements and payslips.

It’s best to talk to a solicitor, just to make sure you’ve got everything you need for the court hearing.

You can apply for a financial order at any time after you’ve you’ve filed an application to end your marriage or civil partnership – as long as you’ve been to a meditation information and assessment meeting (MIAM) first. (more…)

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