Divorce- Diy Financial Order

happily_married

HHi.

Wondering if anybody has done a financial order (minuites of Agreement) themselves in Scotland .

We are hoping to get it done as a diy, as its very straightforward.

Im reading it really has to be done by a solicitor, but surely its just a template (for house) and insert details..then file it at court.

Its costing £1000 just for them to write it up.

Anybody done this or know where to start.

RAS

You need to work out if your situation can be dealt with by a Simplified Divorce, in which case you are allowed to DIY.

If you need an Ordinary Divorce, then lawyers are required.

Silvertabby

And be sure to get a financial clean break. Things may be amicable now, but may change in the future.

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82028717#Comment_82028717

As above, we see plenty of threads were an informal financial agreement was made, and then later one of the couple come back looking for more, complaining that pensions were not properly taken account of for example, and various other reasons.

Often the problem is that many people are financially naïve/have little understanding of personal finance/find talking about money difficult, so they avoid getting into detailed discussions.

poseidon1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6671514/divorce-diy-financial-order

Presumeably this is still about your sister, who is singlemindedly focusing on the house. Can't see how she can DIY this process if the husband is insistent on negotiating via his solicitor.

If you understood the points made to you in your previous post, your time would be better spent convincing your sister she needs to be legally represented.