Fixed Fee Divorce Package

The fee for an uncontested divorce will be £495 assuming that there are no unforeseen problems. In addition there will be VAT at the prevailing rate. The court fees are £340, which includes the Divorce Petition fee and the fee for applying for Decree Absolute. The total fixed costs therefore will be £835 and VAT.

The fee is payable in three instalments as follows:-

£278.33 plus VAT - payable following receipt of your full instructions and your first 30 minute free interview (Stage 1)
£300.00 - payable when the Divorce Petition is ready to be "issued" by the court - the court fee payable at this stage is covered (Stage 2)
£256.67 plus VAT - payable when we apply for the Decree Nisi (Stage 3)

The only other sums that you may have to pay are a fee of £10.00 if we need to obtain a copy of your marriage certificate and a fee of up to £9.00 when you swear your Affidavit in support of your Divorce Petition. If you swear this Affidavit at our local court, no fee is payable.

If it becomes necessary to effect personal service of the Divorce Petition upon your spouse, the extra costs will be £70.00.

There may be additional costs of an enquiry agent if your spouse fails to answer to the Divorce Petition, but these costs are usually no more than £50 plus VAT.

What work is covered?

The above work includes the first meeting with one of our Family Law team or, if more convenient a telephone call with you to take your instructions which normally lasts 30 minutes. To get matters started, please complete our Divorce Enquiry Form which will send us your contact details so that we can get in touch. The fixed fee covers all steps necessary to obtain your Decree Absolute, provided that the divorce remains uncontested.

This "Package" will get you divorced, but you may need to consider how to deal with all the financial implications once you are divorced. For more information on financial issues go to Financial Divorce Package.

What do I do next?

If you are ready to begin your divorce proceedings, please either:-

Complete the online Divorce Enquiry Form
OR
Telephone us on either 01423 534524 (direct dial to Family Law team) or 0871 288 7020 (general switchboard)

Once we have received your submission a member of our Family Law Team will then check the information and telephone you to take your case forward. There will be no charge for this initial call.

If you are not local to Harrogate we can deal with everything by "email and telephone".

Free Change of Name Deed

If you proceed with any of our Divorce Fixed Fee Packages we will prepare you a Change of Name Deed, free of charge.

See Also: Divorce Enquiry Form