Your fixed fee divorce lawyers
Fixed Fee Divorce Solicitors in Birmingham
Our expert divorce solicitors are ready to assist you and guide you through your divorce process.
Divorce Application
We will initiate your divorce application without delay so that we can get the ball rolling immediately
Divorce Advice
The process can be a bit daunting and unclear. Our lawyers are on hand to give you the right advice and guide you through the new divorce process.
Financial Remedy
If you or your partner have significant assets which will need to be divided on divorce, our divorce lawyers will be able to also guide you to a financial settlement.
The new divorce process
Divorce - a new route.
The divorce law and process has changed with the new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 coming into force in April 2022.
The new act has removed the need for a party to make an allegation of bad conduct on the spouse in order to get a divorce and it also allows couples the ability to now end their marriage jointly.
At Goldsmiths Solicitors, our dedicated divorce lawyers have been trained and brought up to date with the new form divorce process and are ready to simplify the process for our clients. We look after the divorce process through our online Court portal and monitor your divorce from the back-end, allowing you to focus on rebuilding your life.
Divorce Timeline
The new divorce law is split into three periods:
- 14 days
Once the Court has issued your divorce application, your partner has 14 days to return the Acknowledgement of Service and confirm they have received the divorce papers.
- 20 weeks
You cannot apply for the Conditional Order until 20 weeks after the Court issued your application. In this period you are expected to deal with the division of assets and child arrangements, if any.
- 6 weeks
Once the Conditional Order is granted, you must wait a further 6 weeks before you can apply for the Final Order, at which point you will be officially divorced.
There is therefore a minimum of approximately 32 weeks between the application and the Final Order for divorce as long as there is no delay in instructions or filing paperwork. We always advise however that the divorce process may take anywhere from 35 weeks to 52 weeks dependent on Court availability and capacity and giving room for any minor complication that may arise.
How much does it cost?
Goldsmiths Solicitors provide a fixed-fee arrangement when it comes to our divorce matters. Call us to find out how much your particular divorce will cost you.
Please note that if you are the applicant in the divorce, you will also be paying an additional £628 which is the Court application fee which is payable directly to the Court. As we conduct all our divorce matters through our dedicated solicitors court portal, we will be taking the sum from you and paying out of our solicitors account. An invoice from the Court will always be provided to you when the Court issues the divorce application.
Can my partner contest the divorce?
A divorce can no longer be contested since April 2022. This means that once you have applied for a divorce, your partner is not able to object to the divorce taking place as there are no longer any grounds being claimed in the divorce for them to contest.
Your partner will however need to respond to the Acknowledgment of Service form which will be sent to them by the Court. If they do not respond, you will not be able to apply for the Conditional Order until the Court is satisfied that they have been served. We will advise you about having the documents personally served by a bailiff to enable you to move forward to the next stage.
Financial Relief
You should be aware that divorce in England and Wales is the formal process in ending a marital relationship between parties only. This does not automatically discharge you from your financial commitments to each other. This leaves both parties vulnerable and exposed to a future claim against one another for financial remedy.
A financial clean break consent order ensures that a fair division of matrimonial assets is attained and separates both parties from each other from a financial perspective.
Determining your finances is crucial for everyone who is going through a divorce. Without settling your finances, you will be left to restart your life from the beginning and with the anxiety of potential future claims from your partner.
Call our dedicated family lawyers to discuss how we can help you in your financial remedy matter on 0121 690 4000.
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Dealing with the money in the marriage
We can advise, assist and represent you in financial remedy proceedings to ensure you are left with what is rightfully yours so that the stresses and burden of starting your life over are reduced.
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The most valuable thing to any parent is their relationship with their children. Breakdown in relationships place unnecessarily high levels of strain on a parent's relationship with their child and it is often the absent parent who is left out of the picture.
We can help you gain contact with your child so that you can continue to support their upbringing and protect your relationship with them.
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I instructed Goldsmiths in respect of my property matter and couldn't have been happier with the level of professionalism, expertise and efficiency my matter was dealt with. Would definitely recommend them and use them again in the future should the need arise.
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