Online Divorce Documents

Buckles Solicitors LLP has a strong Family Law Team with in-depth experience of dealing with divorce, the breakdown of family relationships, co-habitation or civil partnership, whether or not children are involved.

However, somtimes your situation means you don't want to get a solicitor involved. You can use our online services to prepare the necessary documentation you need for matters which you feel do not require detailed legal advice. All the documents will be checked by one of our lawyers and signed off by a qualified divorce solicitor.

If you read this information and feel that an online divorce isn't appropriate for you then please visit our Family and Matrimonial team pages to find out more about our divorce lawyers.

The documents you can buy online are (All prices are inclusive of VAT):

Divorce

You will need to complete these documents in the following order:

• Divorce petition
• Statement of arrangements for children ( if applicable)
• Affidavit for divorce
• Application for directions for trial (Form D84)
• Decree nisi to decree absolute

Please note, you can only start a petition for divorce if you have been married for more than one year.

Please also note, that the cost of buying a family pack includes the cost of the statement of arrangements for children, if you have no children it will be more cost effective to buy the documents individually. 

Divorce for married couples (pack) - £325

Divorcing can be difficult, so we’ve done our best to make the process as quick and simple as possible. This pack includes the Divorce petition required to start the process, along with the rest of the documents that could subsequently be needed. Additionally, the Divorce petition can instead be used to apply for a judicial separation, which can divide your assets and responsibilities like a divorce, while you remain married.

The pack includes the following documents

• Divorce petition
• Statement of arrangements for children
• Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of a five year separation or a two year separation or adultery or behaviour or desertion
• Application for directions for trial (Form D84)
• Decree nisi to decree absolute

Divorce petition - £99

This document must be used to start divorce or judicial separation proceedings in England and Wales and is formally called a "petition". This document is not suitable for those who wish to start an application to obtain an annulment of their marriage. (An annulment is when the court declares that a marriage is null and void because it satisfies one of 8 special circumstances, such as not being consummated or where one party did not consent to the marriage.) Please note that this document is only suitable for use in England & Wales. 

Statement of arrangements for children  - £99

You will need to use this document when you start divorce or judicial separation proceedings and there are any children of the family; i.e. children under 16, or aged 16 or 17 that are at college or school or undergoing vocational training full time, that were either born to or adopted by both you and your spouse or have been treated by both you and your spouse as a child of the family (not including foster children). The purpose of the document is to enable the court to consider the arrangements you propose for the children after the divorce/judicial separation. In exceptional circumstances it can hold up the final decree (the “decree absolute” in divorce cases, or the decree of judicial separation in judicial separation cases) until satisfactory arrangements are made for them. Please note that this document is only for use in connection with divorce or judicial separation proceedings in England and Wales.

Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of a five year separation  - £99

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of five years' separation, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales. 

Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of a two year separation  - £99

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of two years' separation, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of adultery  - £99

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of adultery, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it's filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of behaviour  - £99

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of behaviour, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when it is filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Affidavit for divorce on the grounds of desertion  - £99

If you have served a petition for divorce or judicial separation on your spouse on the ground of desertion, and they have agreed not to contest the petition, use this document to draw up an affidavit – a sworn statement - confirming the details of the petition. You must sign the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness and file it with the court. A judge will then decide whether to grant the divorce/decree of judicial separation. This affidavit needs to be accompanied by Form D84 when its filed at court, which you can create using the document "Application for directions for trial". Please note that this document is only for use in England and Wales.

Application for directions for trial (Form D84)  - £26

Use this document to produce a completed Form D84 (application for directions for trial) which must accompany the affidavit you file with the court confirming the details and grounds of your divorce petition. Once these documents, together with Form D10 (the respondent’s acknowledgment of service) are lodged with the court, the matter can be officially listed, and a decision taken as to whether you will be granted the divorce you seek (or judicial separation/annulment as appropriate). Note that this procedure is only applicable where your spouse (the ‘respondent’) does not wish to contest the divorce. It is not suitable for use for dissolving a civil partnership and should only be used in England & Wales.

Decree nisi to decree absolute  - £26

If you have petitioned (or have received a petition) for a divorce and the court has pronounced the ‘decree nisi’, you can use this document to apply for the ‘decree absolute’ which will legally end the marriage. If you are the petitioner, you must wait at least 6 weeks before sending this document to the court. If you are the respondent, and the petitioner has not already applied, you must wait at least three months and six weeks before sending this document to the court. Once the decree absolute has been granted, you and your ex-spouse will be able to marry or enter into a civil partnership. Note that a judicial separation does not require you to apply for a decree absolute. Please note that this is only suitable for use in England & Wales. 

Please be aware that concluding divorce proceedings does not end your respective financial claims against one another and these will remain open until you have reached an agreement that has been recorded in an Order and approved by the Court. If you therefore wish to discuss financial matters please contact our Family Law Team on 01733 888888

Changing your name

Change of name deed  - £120

This document will create a deed poll or statutory declaration (as required) to change your surname and/or first name. To use the deed poll option, you must have the details of a person who has known you for at least ten years, is a householder in Britain and is willing to swear a statutory declaration on your behalf. You must also be a British citizen. Please note that you cannot use either option to change the name of a minor, i.e. anyone under the age of 18 and this can only be used in England & Wales.

Change of name deed for a minor  - £120

You can easily change the name of your child using this document, provided that you have parental responsibility for that child and any other person who also has parental responsibility gives consent to the change of name. This document is only suitable for minors (i.e. under the age of 18) and British citizens. If your child is aged 16 or over, he or she will also need to give consent to the change of name by signing in both his/her new and old name. Please note that it is only suitable for use in England & Wales.