Fixed Fee Divorce from Seatons Solicitors

Local, friendly divorce specialists in Corby and Kettering helping you sort the legal side so you can move on – with clear costs upfront.

Established local firm
Fixed fee option for straightforward cases
Children, finances and property all covered

By paying a fixed fee you can be satisfied that there are no unexpected costs.

Fixed Fee Divorce Information

Divorce in England & Wales now follows a simpler, no-fault process – but people still worry about costs. That’s why Seatons can offer a Fixed Fee Divorce where the case is straightforward and agreed.

Typically includes:

Preparing and submitting the divorce application
Guiding you through each stage
Liaising with the court
Keeping you updated

Doesn’t usually include:

Court fee (set by the government)
Disputes about children or finances
Non-cooperative / contested situations

For the latest uptodate pricing for a fixed fee divorce, click here.

If your situation is more complicated, we’ll talk to you first and agree the best way forward.

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Thinking About A Divorce?

Not everyone who contacts us is ready to start the divorce right now – and that’s completely fine.

Still living together
Unsure if it’s separation or divorce
Worried about the house or money
Want to protect the children
Just want to know where you’d stand

At Seatons Solicitors in Corby and Kettering, we’re happy to talk to you before you make a final decision. We can tell you what the process would look like, what it might cost, and what could happen to the home, children and finances.

What we can do at the early stage

Explain your rights as a married person (especially about the family home)
Outline the likely range of financial outcomes
Talk through options other than divorce – e.g. separation agreement
Advise you what not to do before getting advice
Plan the calmest way to start the process

Why get advice early?

Some decisions you make right at the start can be hard to undo – like moving out or agreeing to sell. A short conversation with us first can stop you giving away rights you actually have.

Early advice = more control and fewer surprises.

How the Divorce Process Works

Under the current system there’s a built-in timetable. Seatons will guide you through it and keep you updated.

Application – we prepare and file a sole or joint application for you.
20-week period – the law builds in a 20-week period before you can move to the next stage. This is when many people sort out finances and children.
Conditional Order – after 20 weeks the court can make the conditional order (the old “decree nisi”).
6-week period – you wait a further 6 weeks.
Final Order – this is when the marriage is legally ended.

Important: The divorce itself does not automatically deal with the house, money or pensions. That has to be sorted separately, ideally with a financial / consent order. Seatons can do that for you.

Children, Contact & Parenting Arrangements

For most parents, the legal bit is secondary – the children come first. Seatons help you put practical, child-focused arrangements in place so everyone knows where they stand.

We can help with:

Where the children will live (residence)
When they spend time with the other parent (contact)
Term-time vs. holidays and Christmas
Handovers and travel
If one parent wants to move away
When communication between parents has broken down

Our aim is to keep things calm, sensible and focused on the children. Wherever possible we try to help you agree arrangements without going to court. But if things are already difficult, we can advise on Child Arrangements Orders and represent you through the process.

What the court looks at:
The law looks at the welfare of the child first – their safety, stability, and relationship with both parents where it’s safe to do so. That means arrangements should be practical, not punitive.

Link it back to the divorce:
Even though the divorce paperwork is mostly about ending the marriage, it’s often the children arrangements that need sorting first – and sometimes you want those agreed before you tell the children or before you leave the family home. Seatons can help you plan that.

Divorce and Your Property

Divorce often raises the same question: “What happens to the house?” Seatons’ family law team will explain your rights clearly.

If you’re married, you usually have the right to stay in the matrimonial home even if your name isn’t on the deeds.
Whose name is on the deeds is not the end of the story – the court looks at fairness, needs and the children first.
On divorce, property, savings and pensions should be dealt with in a financial order so it’s final and enforceable.
Possible outcomes include one party keeping the house, selling and splitting the proceeds, or postponing a sale until the children are older.
Seatons can draft a clean-break order so no further claims can be made later.

Divorce ends the marriage. A financial order makes the money and property side final.

What Seatons Can Help With

Starting the divorce

We prepare and file the application.

Children & contact

Practical, child-focused arrangements.

Financial settlements

Property, pensions, savings, maintenance.

Separation agreements

If you’re not ready to divorce.

Divorce FAQs

How long does a divorce take now?

Because of the 20-week period and the further 6 weeks before the Final Order, the minimum is about 7 months – longer if finances or children aren’t agreed.