Short answers to the questions people ask first, with every figure checked against the official source.
The legal minimum is 26 weeks. The typical divorce takes about 40 weeks, and many take longer. Here is where the time goes, stage by stage.
You are not divorced yet. There is a 43-day wait, and it is the window in which a court can approve a financial agreement. A step-by-step guide.
Form E is the financial statement each of you gives the court when finances are being decided. What is in it, the documents you must attach, and the deadline.
You can apply for a divorce yourself. Here is what that involves, what solicitors do, the different ways of using one, and when legal aid is available.
The court fee is £628. What you pay on top depends almost entirely on whether you agree about money. Every fee and typical cost, with sources.
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