Divorce Advice

gtanny

Hi,


I'm after some guidance for getting a divorce sorted as smooth as possible.


My wife and I seperated in December 2017 and i moved out January 2018, since then we have both met and live with new partners, We have 2 daughters (6 & 11) and we are both happy with the divorce as we still get on really well.


Although my she is on job seekers working only 8 hours a week she says she has checked and isnt entitled to any help with the payments so to make things easier i am happy to just pay to get things sorted.


As a background when we split I left the family home and took around 90% of the family debt with me (around 34k) due to very strict budgeting and a change of jobs in a few months i will be down to 20k (still not great but things are looking good)


Due to this I have been paying about 70% of what she is entitled to in child support but as she understands the situation has been ok with this as i pay for classes and clothing for the girls, once i start my new job I will take a pay cut and up my payment to the full ammount


Ideally i would sort out a simple form and we would both sign it and be done but even though sites like "quickie divorce" and such exist i cant find much information on how legit they are.


I would like a clean break agreement put in place for both of our benefits as it would rule out any future issues.


So essentially (or TL;DR as Reddit likes to put it); as a seperated couple both with new partners who are on good terms with each other and both parties just want to get the divorce over and done with as simple as possible, what would be the best option?

pphillips

You will need a solicitor to sort out the clean break agreement and you both normally need to seek legal advice before the court will approve it.

TBagpuss

For the divorce itself, don't bother with online firms. Get the forms direct from the court, and see a local solicitor to help with a clean break order.