D36 form: apply to make a conditional order final on paper
Form D36 applies for the final order, which ends the marriage or civil partnership. If you applied online, you apply for the final order online too.
Fill in the D36 form with Wren
How Wren helps with the D36
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the D36 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official D36. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the D36 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Apply to make a conditional order final: Form D36
- Online first
- GOV.UK says that if you applied online you apply for the final order online.Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Edition
- 07.24 (4 pages).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Waiting time
- GOV.UK says you must wait at least 43 days after the date of the conditional order.Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the D36
An applicant whose case was started on paper, or who cannot use the online service.
When it is used
GOV.UK says you must wait at least 43 days (6 weeks and 1 day) after the conditional order, and should apply within 12 months or explain the delay.
Before you start
- The case number and the date of the conditional order.
- If more than 12 months have passed, your reasons for the delay.
How to fill in the D36
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
The case and the conditional order
You give the case number, the names and the date of the conditional order.
Delay and statement of truth
You explain any delay of more than 12 months and sign the statement of truth on paper.
Prepare your D36 with Wren Family
Wren Family turns official forms into short, plain-English questions you can answer at your own pace. You check everything before you send it: nothing goes to the court for you.
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What happens after you send it
The court makes the final order, which ends the marriage or civil partnership. GOV.UK suggests getting a financial order before applying if you have money or property to sort out.
Common mistakes
- Applying before 43 days after the conditional order.
- Applying for the final order before financial arrangements are settled without considering the effect.
Common questions
Do I have to use the paper form?
No. Most people apply and respond through the online divorce service on GOV.UK, which guides you through each step. The paper form is for people who cannot or would rather not use it, or for steps GOV.UK says are done on paper.
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.