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Form H1: full statement of legal costs before a final hearing

Form H1 is a full statement of the legal costs in a financial remedy case. Each party files it before the final hearing so the judge can take costs into account.

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How Wren helps with the Form H1

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 Form H1 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 Form H1. 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
An hour or two
With Wren
15 to 30 minutes
Solicitor for this form
£250 to £4901 to 2 hours

A solicitor’s time for the Form H1 can run to £490. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes 15 to 30 minutes rather than an hour or two.

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
Statement of costs (financial remedy): Form H1
Deadline
At least 14 days before the final hearingSource: r 9.27(4) (external source, opens in a new tab)
At the hearing
Bring a copy of the Form H1 you filedSource: r 9.27(6) (external source, opens in a new tab)
What to leave out
Costs of other proceedings, such as the divorce or children mattersSource: paras 3.1A, 3.2 (external source, opens in a new tab)
In the bundle
The hearing bundle includes both parties' Forms H or H1Source: para 82 (external source, opens in a new tab)

Who uses the Form H1

Each party to a financial remedy case that is going to a final hearing. It has a statement of truth for a party who is not legally represented.

When it is used

At least 14 days before the final hearing. Earlier hearings use the shorter Form H estimate instead.

Before you start

  • Your legal bills for the money case, split into before Form A, up to the FDR, and after the FDR.
  • Any amounts already paid, and any legal aid contribution.
  • An estimate of costs from now to the end of the final hearing.
  • An estimate of any costs of putting the proposed order into effect, such as conveyancing.

How to fill in the Form H1

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 and summary

Which party you are and the hearing date. If you have a solicitor, the people working on the case and their hourly rates. A summary adds up the section totals and shows what has been paid.

Section A: before Form A

Costs of the money case before the application was issued.

Section B: up to the FDR

Costs after Form A was issued, up to and including the FDR. If there was no FDR, up to the date of the last Form H.

Section C: after the FDR

Costs from the FDR, or the last Form H, up to the date of this form. Barristers' fees for the final hearing go in Section D instead.

Section D: to the end of the final hearing

An estimate of costs from the date of the form to the end of the final hearing.

Section E and statement of truth

An optional estimate of costs of carrying out the proposed order. You then confirm the contents are true and that the form will be filed and served under rule 9.27.

Prepare your Form H1 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.

Get started

Free for 14 days, no card. Then £19.99 a month, with your money back within 14 days if it’s not right.

What happens after you send it

The judge records the amount in the order. If a party has not filed a statement, the order records that and the court directs filing within 3 days or another period. The general rule is still no order for one party to pay the other's costs, unless conduct justifies it.

Common mistakes

  • Filing Form H instead of Form H1 for the final hearing.
  • Filing it less than 14 days before the final hearing.
  • Putting final hearing barristers' fees in Section C. The form says they belong in Section D.
  • Including costs of the divorce or children proceedings.

Common questions

When is Form H1 due?

At least 14 days before the final hearing. It must also be served on the other party.

Is Form H1 the same as Form H?

No. Form H is an estimate used before earlier hearings. Form H1 is a full statement of costs incurred and expected, used before the final hearing.

Do I need Form H1 if I represent myself?

The rules apply to each party. The form includes a statement of truth for a party who is not legally represented.

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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