Can CalmSplit advise me on what I should agree?

No. CalmSplit is a self-help technology platform and is not a firm of solicitors, so we do not give advice on what your financial settlement should be. If you want advice on that, we can refer you to an independent solicitor.

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.

What does the £159 CalmSplit fee cover?

It covers preparing and managing your divorce application from start to final order: the questions, the paperwork, guidance and progress tracking. It does not include a financial settlement or a financial court order, which are separate.

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.

Divorce and business assets

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

A business is part of the financial picture, but courts are usually reluctant to break up a working business. More often the business is valued and one person retains it, with the other compensated from other assets or over time.

CalmSplit takes care of the divorce itself: you answer plain-English questions online and we prepare and manage your application to HMCTS for a one-off £159 per person. Your financial arrangements are handled separately.

The divorce ends the marriage. It does not divide your money or property
£159 one-off per person for the divorce, court fee paid separately to HMCTS
CalmSplit is a self-help platform, not a law firm. Independent solicitor referrals are available

CalmSplit fee

£159one-off, per person

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

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No payment to begin. £159 one-off when you are ready to prepare your application. Court fees are paid separately to HMCTS.

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The three questions that matter

What is the business realistically worth?
How much cash can safely be taken out of it without damaging it?
What income does it produce, and for whom?

Common outcomes

One spouse keeps the business and the other receives more of the house or savings
Payments made in instalments from future profits
Shares transferred where both are genuinely involved
A sale, which is unusual and normally a last resort

Get proper advice here

Business valuation, tax and liquidity make this one of the most technical areas of a financial settlement. CalmSplit can prepare and manage the divorce itself, and refer you to an independent solicitor for advice on the business side.

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

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.What am I entitled to?The general framework courts work from.Consent orders explainedHow an agreement becomes a binding court order.Divorce and pensionsWhy pensions matter and how they can be shared.Financial settlement in divorceWhat a settlement covers and how it is recorded.How much does divorce cost?CalmSplit fee, HMCTS court fee and Help with Fees explained.

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