How much does an online divorce cost?
An online divorce costs £807 to £928 in total from the services we’ve listed, once the £628 court fee is added. The court fee is the same whoever you use and is paid to HM Courts and Tribunals Service, not to the service. What changes is what you pay the service on top, which runs from £179 to £300, as published, for the online divorces listed here.
You don’t have to pay a service at all. If you agree on everything, you can apply yourself on GOV.UK and pay only the £628 court fee (GOV.UK). What a service adds is help with the forms, someone to check them, and someone to chase the court and your spouse. If you’re on a low income or certain benefits, Help with Fees can cover some or all of the court fee.
The table shows the lowest and highest totals for each kind of help on this page. Totals include VAT and any court fee you’d pay on top.
Lowest and highest published totals by kind of help, checked 20 October 2026
| Kind of help | Services listed | Total you’d pay | Lowest listed |
|---|
| The divorce only, online service | 6 | £807 to £928 | Divorce-Online, Wikivorce |
| The divorce only, solicitor firm | 8 | £1,075 to £1,528 | SE-Solicitors |
| Divorce and consent order together | 5 | £1,078 to £2,009 | Quickie Divorce |
| Consent order on its own | 10 | £331 to £1,652 | Divorce-Online |
| Mediation | 6 | £144 to £180 | Mediate UK |
| Pension report | 4 | £1,140 to £2,940 | The PODE |
Prices from each provider’s own website, checked 20 October 2026. Mediation prices are as published and may be per person or per couple, so read the card before comparing. For a figure that covers your whole situation, try the divorce cost calculator.
What’s included in a fixed-fee divorce?
A fixed-fee divorce usually covers the paperwork for the divorce itself: the application, the conditional order and the final order. Most fixed fees don’t include the court fee, sorting out money and property, or arrangements for children. Those are separate, and they’re where most of the cost of a divorce comes from.
When you compare, check these points on the provider’s website:
- The court fee. Is the £628 included, or extra? Most leave it out of the headline price.
- VAT. Solicitors usually quote fees plus VAT at 20%. Our totals add it so you can compare like with like.
- All three stages. Some cheaper packages prepare the application and leave you to apply for the conditional and final orders yourself.
- Who checks the forms. Some services are run by solicitors, some have documents checked by one, and some are form-filling services with no legal advice. Services that aren’t law firms aren’t regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
- What happens if your spouse doesn’t respond. Serving papers by a process server or bailiff, or asking the court to dispense with service, usually costs extra.
- Your finances. The divorce doesn’t end financial claims between you. You need a separate financial order for that, usually a consent order.
Online divorce service or solicitor?
An online service is usually enough if you both agree to the divorce, you know where your spouse lives, and you’ve agreed how to split your money or have little to split. A solicitor is worth paying for if there’s a house, significant pensions, a business or any disagreement, or if you’re worried about your safety or your spouse’s honesty about money.
The price gap is smaller than many people expect for the divorce itself. Fixed-fee solicitor packages on this page typically total £1,075 to £1,528 including VAT and the court fee, against £807 to £928 for online services. The gap widens once money is involved, because a solicitor advising on a financial settlement usually charges by the hour. The official guideline rates for a senior solicitor in 2026 are £288 to £295 an hour outside London, before VAT (GOV.UK).
A middle route is to use an online service for the divorce and pay a solicitor for a fixed-fee review of your financial agreement. Our guide Do I need a solicitor for my divorce? goes through when advice is worth paying for, and you can find a family solicitor who has been checked against the SRA register.
How much does a consent order cost?
A consent order costs £62 in court fees, plus whatever you pay someone to draft it. Published drafting prices on this page run from £331 to £1,652 in total. The price depends on how much there is to divide: pension sharing, more than one property or a business usually costs more.
A consent order makes your financial agreement legally binding, and a clean break order ends future claims between you. Without one, your ex could still make a claim years after the divorce. Our guide to consent orders and clean break orders explains how they work and what the judge looks for.
Mediation usually starts with a first meeting called a MIAM, which GOV.UK says costs around £120 per person. The Family Mediation Council gives £130 to £170 per person per hour as a guide for sessions (Family Mediation Council). If you need to sort out arrangements for children, the Family Mediation Voucher can pay up to £500 towards it, and legal aid covers mediation for people who qualify. Our guide to divorce mediation costs covers the voucher in detail.
If either of you has a sizeable pension, particularly a final salary or public sector scheme, a pension on divorce expert (PODE) report can show how to share it fairly. The published prices we found run from £1,140 to £2,940 per report, often split between you. Our guide to pensions in divorce explains when you might need one.
How we choose and check these services
We include a service when it publishes a fixed price on its own website, covers divorce in England and Wales, and is clear about what the price includes. We read each price on the provider’s site on 20 October 2026 and link to the exact page. Solicitor firms are listed with their Solicitors Regulation Authority number, as shown on their site. Online services that aren’t law firms are labelled as such.
We don’t list firms that ask you to call for a price, and we don’t include reviews or ratings. Several firms we checked still quote the old £612 court fee on their websites. Our totals use the current £628 fee from 13 July 2026, so they may differ from the total a firm shows. We recheck every price at least every three months. If you spot a price that has changed, email [email protected] and we’ll correct it.
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Common questions
How much does an online divorce cost?
From the online services we list, an online divorce costs £807 to £928 in total, including VAT and the £628 court fee. The court fee is the same whichever service you use. You can also apply yourself on GOV.UK and pay only the court fee.
Is the court fee included in online divorce prices?
Usually not. Most online services and solicitors quote their own fee and ask you to pay the £628 court fee on top, directly to the court. We add it to every total on this page so you can compare like with like. Help with Fees can reduce it if you have a low income.
Is a fixed-fee solicitor much more expensive than an online divorce?
For the divorce itself, the gap is smaller than many people expect. Fixed-fee solicitor packages on this page typically total £1,075 to £1,528 including VAT and the court fee, against £807 to £928 for online services. Costs rise more sharply once a solicitor advises on money and property, which is usually charged by the hour.
Does a fixed-fee divorce sort out our finances?
No. A fixed-fee divorce ends the marriage but doesn't end financial claims between you. To make an agreement about money, property and pensions legally binding, you need a financial order, usually a consent order. The court fee for a consent order is £62, plus the cost of drafting it.
Do I need a solicitor for an uncontested divorce?
No. If you both agree to the divorce, you can apply online yourself or use an online service. A solicitor is worth paying for if there is property, significant pensions, a business or any disagreement, or if you have concerns about your safety.
Do providers pay to be listed on this page?
No. Every listing comes from the prices the provider publishes on its own website, and none has paid to appear or to be placed higher. If divorcd ever earns a commission from a link on this page, that listing will say so, and the order will stay the same.
Sources
- GOV.UK, Get a divorce (court fee £628)
- GOV.UK, Family court fees (EX50), from 13 July 2026
- GOV.UK, Apply for a consent order (court fee £62)
- GOV.UK, Get help paying court and tribunal fees
- GOV.UK, Solicitors’ guideline hourly rates (from 1 January 2026)
- GOV.UK, Making child arrangements if you divorce or separate (MIAM cost)
- Family Mediation Council, What does mediation cost?
- GOV.UK, Family Mediation Voucher Scheme
- Provider prices: each provider’s own website, at the page linked from its listing, checked 20 October 2026
This page is general information about divorce services, not legal or financial advice, and not a recommendation of any provider. Prices are taken from each provider’s website on the date shown and can change at any time, so check with the provider before you buy. Court fees are from GOV.UK. Prices checked 20 October 2026.
