Financial statement for a financial order (Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 / Civil Partnership Act 2004) / for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc
| Published date | 21 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Divorce and civil partnership dissolution forms |
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Form E Notes for guidance (04.14) ©Crown copyright 2014
Form E
(Financial statement for a nancial order or for nancial relief
after an overseas divorce or dissolution)
Notes for guidance
About these notes
• They explain some of the terms used in Form E that may be unfamiliar to you.
• The most important notes are in bold. Please do not ignore them.
• There is also a checklist in Form E to tell you which documents you will need to attach
to the form.
These notes are only a guide. If you need more help you should speak to a solicitor, citizens
advice bureau, legal advice centre or law centre. You may be able to get free legal advice.
For more information, go online at www.gov.uk/legal-aid.
Please note, while court staf f will help on procedural matters, t hey cannot offer any
legal advice.
Introduction
If you (or your spouse or civil partner) apply to the court for a nancial order or nancial relief,
both you and the other person must ll in a separate Form E.
The purpose of the form is to help you to provide the court with full details of your nancial
arrangements.
You must send your lled-in Form E to the court and a copy to the other person, no
later than 35 days before the date of th e rst appointment. You can nd the date of the
rst appointment on Form C (Notice of a rst appointment) which the court will send to you.
The court might make an order for costs against you if you do not follow the deadlines for
ling Form E.
If you and the other person have agreed about the nancial matters there is no need for
either of you to ll in a Form E. You should hand your agreement (sometimes known as a
consent application) to the court before the rst appointment.
You should make sure that you attach any documents relevant to this application to Form E.
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