The tools you need,
when you need them.
Every tool here is free. They're organised by where you are in the process — not by type. Start at Stage 1 if you're just beginning. Jump ahead if you know where you are.
Understand the process
Before anything else — know what you're actually facing. The timeline tells you where you are and what comes next. The needs estimator tells you whether the basic maths of two households adds up.
Most people don't know what stage they're at — which means they don't know what to do next. This maps all seven stages of the England & Wales process with typical timeframes, what happens at each point, and what you can be doing in parallel. Start here.
- Enter both parties' income, savings and housing costs
- Compares against regional house prices across 12 UK areas
- Returns a plain-English verdict in under five minutes
The timeline tells you what the process looks like. The needs estimator tells you whether your hoped-for outcome is financially realistic.
Both should be done before you spend money on legal advice. If either produces an answer you weren't expecting — that's the most valuable thing you'll learn.
Get your paperwork ready
The first month is mostly admin — and most people don't know what they need to do or gather. These tools cover the immediate tasks and the documents your solicitor will ask for. Do them in order.
- Bank accounts, utilities, HMRC, schools, insurance
- 30 tasks across 4 weeks, ordered by urgency
- Work through it without having to decide what comes next
- 40 documents across 8 categories — bank, property, pensions, business and more
- Covers everything needed for Form E and financial disclosure
- Work through it before you book your first solicitor appointment
- 20 questions across 5 areas — costs, process, strategy, timelines, approach
- What a good answer sounds like for each question
- Red flags that suggest you're in the wrong firm
Financial Documents Checklist before you meet your solicitor. 30 Days Checklist before you get overwhelmed. Solicitor Questions before you book. In that order, these three tools save hours of billable time.
Work out the numbers
The financial settlement is where most divorces get complicated and expensive. These tools don't replace legal advice — but they mean you arrive at those conversations already knowing your numbers.
The spreadsheet your solicitor charges £250/hr to fill in with you. Side-by-side asset inventory, pension and CETV planner, settlement split modeller, and a one-page printable summary you can bring to any meeting.
- Based on current 2025 CMS rates across all 4 income bands
- Adjusts for shared care nights automatically
- Side-by-side comparison with a private agreement figure
- Housing, bills, food, childcare, transport — all in one place
- Shows monthly surplus or shortfall on a single income
- Downloadable PDF summary to keep or share with a solicitor
limits. These don't.
The guides go further — editable templates, scripts, week-by-week workbooks. The things your solicitor produces for £300/hr, formatted so you can use them directly.
Editable templates, scripts & workbooks — what solicitors charge £300/hr to write, yours to keep.