Paige Thomson founded divorcd and runs it through its company, DIVORCD LTD. She writes every guide and tool on the site, and her name is on each one.
About Paige
Paige has worked as a careers adviser for most of her career, and in that time she has spoken to many people from all walks of life. She found a lot of support for people going through a divorce, but kept asking what was there for the time before it, or after it, and why the answers weren't all in one place. That's why divorcd covers all three stages: thinking about it, going through it and life after divorce.
She had also seen how lonely divorce can be. Sometimes you don't want to tell your friends how you're feeling, and if they're friends with your spouse too, it puts you in an awkward position. Paige wanted people to have someone else to talk to: a peer who is going through it with them. That idea became the divorcd members' community.
Paige is not a solicitor, barrister or financial adviser, and she doesn't give legal or financial advice. Her guides explain how the system works, using the official rules, fees and figures, and say when it's worth speaking to a professional about your own situation.
How these guides are written and checked
Because Paige isn't a lawyer, every guide is built on primary sources rather than opinion. Each fee, time limit, statistic and legal rule is checked against GOV.UK and HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Ministry of Justice court statistics, the Office for National Statistics and the legislation itself on legislation.gov.uk. Practical guidance draws on bodies such as Cafcass, MoneyHelper, Citizens Advice and the Family Mediation Council. Every source is linked where it's used and listed at the end of the guide.
- Each guide shows a "Facts checked" date: the day its figures were last checked against the sources.
- Every guide is re-checked at least every six months, and court fees every July, when the government usually changes them, or sooner if a change is announced.
- The guides are not reviewed by a solicitor. They are general information, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, you can get matched with a family solicitor or mediator.
- If you spot a mistake, tell us through the contact page or at [email protected], with the page and, if you have one, the source. We check it against the primary source, correct the guide if it's wrong and update its "Facts checked" date.
No one can pay to change what a guide says. How we make money explains where divorcd's income comes from, and about divorcd sets out our full editorial policy.
Guides by Paige
Every guide on divorcd, by stage. You can also browse them by topic.