A guide to divorce: what you need to know

You might be worried about what is involved and have lots of questions such as, how much does a typical divorce cost? What will happen to your money, your house and other valuable possessions? How will this affect your children?

Our family solicitors have produced a useful step-by-step guide, which will walk you through all your options surrounding divorce and sets to answer some of the most frequently asked questions we receive from separating couples.

This guide covers:

• Deciding to separate
• The importance of the date of separation
• Establishing grounds for divorce
• The key stages of the divorce process
• The cost of a divorce
• Family mediation
• Child arrangements
• Parental responsibility
• Paying child maintenance

The breakdown of a marriage and subsequent decision to divorce is stressful and will affect people in different ways. Our goal is to provide peace of mind throughout the process and ease any emotional strain, particularly for children.

This guide has been updated to reflect the Divorce, Dissolution & Separation Act 2020, which came into effect on 06 April 2022.