Go through the Court Process
If you and your ex-partner cannot find agreement on child arrangements and the division of your marital assets, finances and pensions then the only option left for both of you is to go through the court process and let them help or decide for you. Here, both of you can hire solicitors to communicate with each other then have barristers to argue your case in front of a judge until an agreement is reached or a judge makes a decision. This is called a litigated divorce and is very expensive, long, and is traumatic for all concerned.
Since the UK law changed on legal aid and less people are eligible, more people are now going to court as litigants in person (a person who is involved in court proceedings and is not represented by a solicitor or barrister). This is not easy to do. It can be very traumatising, if you do not know what you are up against, and time consuming.
Our Help Guide 3 will take you through the court process of sorting out your divorce paperwork.
LINK TO OUR L.I.P HELP GUIDE 3 – 4 BASIC STEPS OF DIVORCE PAPERWORK EXPLAINED
If you find yourself using the courts to sort out child arrangements and the division of your marital assets, finances and pensions then please read Help Guides 4 and 5. These Help Guides will take you step by step through the whole court process.
LINK TO OUR L.I.P HELP GUIDE 4 – CHILD ARRANGEMENTS
LINK TO OUR L.I.P HELP GUIDE 5 – DIVIDING MARITAL ASSETS, FINANCES & PENSIONS
Please note – There are many other avenues besides court litigation now available to ex-partners who wish to divorce. It is quite common for ex-partners to use these processes first. Please read Help Guide 2.