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D81 form: statement of information for a consent order

Form D81 is a statement of information that goes with a draft financial consent order. It gives the judge a short summary of both people's finances so they can decide whether the agreement is fair.

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How Wren helps with the D81

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.

  1. Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the D81 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
  2. Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
  3. The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official D81. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
  4. 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 D81 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
Provide information about the parties’ financial situation to support your application for a consent order: Form D81
Where it goes
If you have no solicitor, post everything to HMCTS Financial Remedy, PO Box 12746, Harlow, CM20 9QZSource: Guidance note "What you do next" (external source, opens in a new tab)
Hearing
Usually none. Neither party needs to attend a hearing of a consent application.Source: r 9.26(4) (external source, opens in a new tab)
MIAM
Not needed for a consent orderSource: para 13(2)(a) (external source, opens in a new tab)

Who uses the D81

Both parties to a divorce, dissolution or separation who have agreed how to divide money and property. You are encouraged to fill in one joint form. You can each fill in a separate form if there is a good reason, and each must confirm reading the other's.

When it is used

When you ask the court to turn your agreement into a legally binding consent order. You can ask when you apply for divorce or at any time after. GOV.UK says the court cannot approve a consent order before the conditional order.

Before you start

  • Dates of your marriage or civil partnership, any earlier cohabitation, separation, conditional order and final order.
  • Names and dates of birth of children of the family.
  • Values of each property after the mortgage, savings, investments and debts.
  • Cash equivalent values for every pension, and the information from each pension provider if a pension order is planned.
  • Each person's net monthly income, taken from a recent payslip or HMRC tax statement.
  • Where each of you and the children will live once the order is made.

How to fill in the D81

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.

Front page: joint or separate

You say whether this is a joint form or your own separate one. If separate, you give the reason.

Questions 1 to 6: dates and children

Key dates, whether the order is only for interim maintenance, and whether the final order has been made. The form says that without a conditional order the court usually cannot make a consent order. Exceptions include interim maintenance.

Question 7: how you agreed

You say how the agreement was reached, for example by talking, through solicitors or through mediation.

Questions 8 and 9: finances now

Capital and net monthly income for each of you and any children, before the order. Jointly owned assets are split by your current shares, or equally if that is not agreed. Payments between you are shown as a plus for one and a minus for the other.

Questions 10 and 11: finances after the order

The same tables again, showing what the position would be if the order is made. These are not a copy of questions 8 and 9.

Questions 12 to 16: reasons and housing

Any other matters for the court, such as health or a prenuptial agreement. The main reasons for the split, and how each of you will manage if there is a clean break. Where everyone will live, and any new relationships.

Questions 17 to 22: property and pensions

If the order transfers property, whether the mortgage lender was told and objected within 14 days. Whether you are applying for a pension order, whether the provider was served, and whether it has given the required information.

Questions 23 and 24 and statements of truth

With separate forms, each of you confirms you have read the other's statement. Each of you signs a statement of truth saying you have made full disclosure.

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What happens after you send it

There is usually no hearing. A judge approves the order if they think it is fair, or may ask you to change it. The order only takes effect after the final order. If it includes a pension order, the court sends the pension provider a copy within 7 days, or tells a party to.

Common mistakes

  • Copying the current figures into questions 10 and 11. Those tables must show the position after the order.
  • Forgetting the minus sign for maintenance paid, so the payment appears in both columns.
  • Not explaining an unequal split or an offset of pensions against other assets at question 13.
  • Leaving out a pension sharing or attachment annex when the order includes a pension order.
  • Using separate forms without each person confirming they have read the other's form.

Common questions

Do we both need to sign the D81?

Yes. With one joint form, both of you sign to confirm you have read each other's information. With separate forms, each form is signed by the other party.

How much does a consent order cost?

The court fee is £62. You may be able to get help with the fee if you have a low income or receive certain benefits.

Is there a hearing for a consent order?

Usually not. The rules say neither of you needs to attend. A judge reads the papers and may approve the order or ask for changes.

When can the court approve a consent order?

GOV.UK says the court cannot approve it before the conditional order. It takes effect only after the final order. Asking after the final order may have financial consequences, particularly for pensions.

Do I need a MIAM for a consent order?

No. The rules say the MIAM requirement does not apply to financial remedy proceedings for a consent order.

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.

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