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.

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.

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.

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.

How are finances split in divorce?

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

There is no fixed formula. The starting point for a long marriage is often an equal division of what was built up together, but the outcome is adjusted to meet each person's needs, with the needs of any children coming first. Two couples with the same assets can fairly end up with very different splits.

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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What is taken into account

The length of the marriage and the standard of living during it
The needs of any children under 18, which come first
Income, earning capacity, property and other financial resources on each side
Financial needs and obligations now and in the foreseeable future
Age of each of you and any health issues or disabilities
Contributions made to the family, including looking after the home and children

Why equal is a starting point, not a rule

Where a marriage has been long and finances are intertwined, sharing what was built up together is usually the fair starting point. It moves away from equal where, for example, one person needs more capital to rehouse the children, where a marriage was short, or where an asset was brought into the marriage or inherited.

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

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

What am I entitled to?The general framework courts work from.Online divorce with CalmSplit£159 per person, one-off. Start free and see your route first.Divorce and the family homeOptions for the house and how they are agreed.Divorce and pensionsWhy pensions matter and how they can be shared.Financial settlement in divorceWhat a settlement covers and how it is recorded.Consent orders explainedHow an agreement becomes a binding court order.

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