Free reference - England & Wales
Divorce Data & Tools
Calculators and sourced data on what divorce costs, how long it takes and what the court actually asks you for. Free to use, free to quote, and free to embed. No account needed.
All figures last checked against GOV.UK on 13 August 2026.
What you can use
- CalculatorDivorce Cost CalculatorAdd the £628 court fee, the optional consent order fee and your chosen service route to get a total in seconds.Free to embed on your own site with a link back.Open
- DataThe CalmSplit Divorce Cost IndexA dated reference for what divorce actually costs in England and Wales, from £628 of unavoidable court fees to full solicitor representation.Sourced figures, published methodology and a suggested citation.Open
- CalculatorDivorce Timeline CalculatorEnter the date your application is issued and see the earliest date you can apply for the conditional order and the final order.Built on the statutory waiting periods in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.Open
- DataUK Divorce Statistics: England & WalesDivorces granted by year, the split between sole and joint applications since the 2022 law change, divorce rates and marriage duration, each linked to its ONS or Ministry of Justice source.Primary-sourced figures, downloadable CSV and a suggested citation for journalists and researchers.Open
- GuideForm D8 Explained, Section by SectionA plain-English walkthrough of the divorce application form: what each section asks for, what trips people up and what happens if you get it wrong.Reference guide to the current HMCTS form, with links to the official version.Open
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How we build this data
Every figure has a source
Government fees come from GOV.UK and are stored once in a single configuration file, so the £628 court fee reads the same on every page of this site. Where a number is an estimate or a planning range, we label it as one.
Methodology in the open
Each data asset says how it was built, what it includes and what it deliberately leaves out, so you can judge whether it fits your purpose before you quote it.
Dated, not evergreen-by-pretence
Fees and court timescales change. Every asset carries the date it was last checked rather than implying it is permanently current.
Information, not advice
CalmSplit is a self-help platform, not a firm of solicitors. Our own guided service costs £159 per person and we say so plainly, but nothing here depends on you buying it.
Using our data in your own work
Journalists, researchers, mediators and advisers are welcome to quote or republish any figure on these pages, with a link back to the page it came from as the source. If you need a breakdown that is not published here, or a comment on divorce costs and timescales in England and Wales, get in touch and we will help where we can.