What is a consent order?

A consent order is a court order that records a financial agreement you have both reached and makes it legally binding. It is applied for during or after the divorce and is a separate application from the divorce itself.

How much does the divorce cost in total?

£159 per person to CalmSplit as a one-off fee, plus the HMCTS court fee of £628 paid directly to the court. You may be able to apply for Help with Fees for the court fee.

What is a clean break order?

A clean break order is a type of financial order that ends future financial claims between you, so neither of you can make a claim against the other later. It is usually included within a consent order where a clean break is appropriate.

Ending your marriage

The divorce itself. CalmSplit, £159 per person.

Sorting your finances

Property, pensions, savings and debts. A separate process.

These two processes are connected but separate. Your divorce does not by itself decide who keeps what.

Can we divorce before selling our house?

Written by CalmSplit Editorial TeamReviewed by Ramani GillLast reviewed 13 August 2026England & Wales

Yes. The sale of your house has nothing to do with the divorce timetable. You can apply for and complete the divorce while the property is still on the market, or before it is even listed.

CalmSplit handles the divorce itself for a one-off £159 per person, so the sale can take as long as it takes. Your agreement about the proceeds is recorded separately, normally in a consent order.

The divorce application does not ask about your property
The 26-week minimum runs regardless of the sale
Your agreement about the proceeds is recorded in a consent order

CalmSplit fee

£159one-off, per person

One-off CalmSplit fee. HMCTS court fees are paid separately to the court.

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Two separate processes

It helps to keep two things apart. Ending your marriage is a court process that follows a fixed timetable and does not look at your finances. Sorting your finances is about who keeps what: the home, savings, pensions and debts. You can run them side by side, but one does not automatically decide the other.

Ending your marriage: the divorce application, conditional order and final order
Sorting your finances: an agreement between you, and usually a financial court order to make it binding
CalmSplit's £159 fee covers the divorce itself, not a financial settlement

How people usually handle it

Start the divorce now, since it takes at least 26 weeks
Market the property and agree how the net proceeds will be split
Have a consent order approved that sets out the sale and the division
Complete the sale and apply for the final order

While the house is still jointly owned

Both of you remain liable for the mortgage
Agree in writing who pays the mortgage, bills and any repairs meanwhile
Agree how the asking price and any offers will be decided

When to get advice

Consider independent legal or financial advice where there are pensions of real value, a business, complex property, significant debts, or where you are unsure whether what you have agreed is reasonable. CalmSplit can refer you to an independent solicitor. That does not change your £159 CalmSplit fee, and we do not take a fee for the referral.

Frequently asked questions

No. The divorce ends the marriage. Money, property, pensions and debts are dealt with separately, either by an agreement between you or by a financial order made by the court. Getting divorced does not by itself end financial claims between you.

Related CalmSplit pages

Online divorce with CalmSplit£159 per person, one-off. Start free and see your route first.Can I divorce before selling the house?The same question from a sole applicant's point of view.Do we have to sell the house?The options besides selling.Can I divorce before sorting finances?Why the divorce does not have to wait.Consent orders explainedHow an agreement becomes a binding court order.

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