Divorce cost order and consent order

dutchcloggie

Hello,

I have filed for divorce and requested a cost order for my wife to pay the cost of the divorce. She has not objected to this. Decree nisi came through with the cost order indeed telling my wife to pay the costs of the divorce.  Does "the cost of the divorce" include the money I need to spend on a financial consent order? I am a little bit confused about this because you don't legally need a consent order to get a divorce so not sure if this would count as a "cost of the divorce". I tried to look online but I can't see anything. We have not used solicitors  for anything else related to the divorce and so the only cost for me would be the solicitor to check the consent order and then I sign it, so only a few hundred pounds. Her cost is for a solicitor to draw up the consent order. 

Oh, and is a consent order the same as a clean break order?

Advice gratefully received. 

pphillips

The cost of that you have been awarded are only for the divorce itself.
The costs of the financial proceedings are dealt with in the consent order.
The consent order may make provision for a clean break but there are times when a clean break may not be possible, such as when children are involved.