Tell us where you are now
We need a small amount of information first so your Home does not make assumptions. You can change or remove these answers at any time.
Your current stage
Relationship status
What do you mainly need help with?
Anything urgent?
Your separation dashboard
Build my case
Where are you now?
Relationship
What would you like help with today?
Is anything urgent?
How would you like support?
Children
Pets
Home
Pensions
Safety or safeguarding concern?
International connection?
Faith marriage/process relevant?
Nothing here is permanent. You can edit or remove this information whenever a court order arrives, circumstances change, or you decide to use a different type of support.
Separation
Organise the immediate arrangements first, then turn what you agree into a working separation record or agreement. Your civil divorce, children and financial-order journeys remain separate where applicable.
My Journey
Children & Parenting
Parenting plan builder
Cover ordinary weeks, overnight stays, other contact, holidays, special days, handovers, communication, education, health, activities and review arrangements. Keep the focus on practical arrangements for the child.
General travel and decision notes
Overall maintenance arrangement
Safety / urgency
Safe working notes
Pets
Pet arrangements plan
Finances & Property
Form E working notes
Help completing Form E
UntangledLife organises your case in plain English first, then maps it to Form E preparation. It does not invent missing answers.
Your monthly position
Other party's monthly position
Compare, don't predict
Compare property, capital, pensions, debt, income, housing and implementation consequences. UntangledLife does not label a scenario “fair”, promise a percentage or predict what a judge would order.
Need specialist financial input?
Defined-benefit pensions, pension offsetting, business interests, tax and affordability can require specialist analysis.
Agreement reached?
Move from a working agreement to the appropriate consent-order / D81 preparation and implementation pathway. A private agreement is not automatically a court order.
Divorce
Track the legal ending of the marriage using your actual court dates. Children and finances remain separate workstreams and are linked here at the points where they matter.
Marriage & route
Names & jurisdiction
Application record
Fee & preparation
The current divorce application fee is £628. Help with Fees may be relevant depending on circumstances. UntangledLife prepares and tracks your case; formal filing is through the court service.
Service / acknowledgement
Why this matters
For current-law applications, the 20-week minimum runs from the court issue date. Service also needs to be in order before the Conditional Order stage can progress.
Conditional Order
Use the waiting period
Divorce, children and finances do not automatically resolve each other. Use this period to progress disclosure, settlement, pensions, housing and child arrangements rather than waiting passively.
Final Order
Before finalising
UntangledLife should flag unresolved finances and pension/property implementation before you treat Final Order as an automatic next step. Where you want a legally binding financial arrangement, GOV.UK says to apply to the court for it before Final Order.
Mediation
Safety and suitability
Important
The mediator decides whether mediation is suitable and can discuss arrangements such as separate meetings where appropriate. Urgent safety or court issues may require a different route.
MIAM record
Need a mediator?
UntangledLife prepares and tracks the case. The MIAM and mediation are carried out by an independent appropriately qualified mediator.
Outcome / points agreed
Legal aid for mediation
UntangledLife can help organise the information needed for a funding check. The legal-aid mediator/provider determines eligibility and handles the formal funding process.
Family Mediation Voucher
Where the current scheme and case are eligible, the mediator assesses the case and handles the voucher process. Record the outcome rather than assuming eligibility.
Faith & Marriage
Financial Remedy & Court
Before court
Record negotiation, mediation/NCDR, disclosure and why an application is being considered. The court can consider NCDR throughout proceedings.
Disclosure readiness
Complete the family financial picture and supporting evidence before relying on settlement modelling or court documents.
Urgent/interim issue?
Interim applications and applications to prevent dispositions can require a different route and specialist legal input. Record the issue rather than assuming the standard timetable applies.
Form A / application record
What happens after issue?
Under the standard procedure the court fixes a First Appointment. Use the date on the court notice. UntangledLife can calculate preparation checkpoints from that actual date, but the notice/directions control.
First Appointment preparation
Prepare the concise issues, chronology and questionnaire, and record valuation/expert or disclosure directions sought. Under the standard procedure these are ordinarily due not less than 14 days before the First Appointment.
What the hearing does
The First Appointment is used to define issues, manage disclosure/evidence and give directions, with the case ordinarily referred to FDR unless an exception applies.
FDR preparation
Bring together updated disclosure, valuations, settlement scenarios and offers. The FDR is a negotiation-focused appointment; both parties ordinarily attend unless directed otherwise.
Offers before FDR
The applicant ordinarily files details of offers/proposals and responses not less than 7 days before the FDR. Record the actual FDR date below and use the court's directions.
Final Hearing
Preparation
Bring together the latest evidence, chronology, issues, court directions, open proposals and costs information. Your actual court order determines what must be filed and when.
Agreement / consent route
If agreement is reached, use the appropriate consent-order and financial-information pathway rather than treating a private settlement note as the final legal instrument.
Order made? Now implement it.
Property transfer/sale, mortgage release, lump sums, pension sharing/attachment, maintenance, liabilities and related protection/estate actions should be tracked to completion.
My Forms, Templates & Court Timeline
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| Stage | What the person does | Support available | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separation & urgent arrangements | Record separation date; safety; home; bills; children; pets; accounts and immediate arrangements | DIY · adviser · mediation · specialist safety support | Separation record, interim arrangements, safety plan, parenting/pet plan |
| Prepare divorce | Confirm legal marriage, jurisdiction, certificate, names, addresses and sole/joint route | Eligibility review and completion guidance | D8 / applicable current document |
| Application & service | File, monitor issue/service and respond to any service problem | Adviser/McKenzie Friend support | Application, service and response documents |
| 20-week minimum period | Complete disclosure, parenting arrangements, property/pensions, mediation and settlement work | DIY, adviser and mediator workspaces | Disclosure schedules, Form E route where applicable, proposals, parenting plan |
| Conditional order | Apply when eligible and check finances before finalisation | Finance/pension checkpoint | D84 / applicable current route |
| Financial/children resolution | Agreement/consent route or contested proceedings if needed | Adviser, mediator, McKenzie Friend or legal specialist | D81, consent order, Form A/E/ES1/ES2, C100/C1A etc as applicable |
| Final order | Apply at the appropriate point after the minimum period | Pre-final-order review | Final-order application/current route |
| Implementation | Property, pensions, maintenance, accounts, wills, nominations, children, pets and records | Implementation checklist and adviser review | Orders, pension annexes, transfer documents, closing checklist |
Day 0–1 · Safety & stability
Record separation date; immediate safety; children tonight; pets; medication; passports; access to money; home access; urgent injunction/advice flags.
Days 1–7 · Protect & record
Home/title/tenancy, mortgage, bank accounts, debts, direct debits, insurance, digital access, important documents, temporary child and pet arrangements.
Weeks 1–4 · Interim arrangements
Separation budget, child maintenance, housing costs, temporary parenting plan, pet plan, disclosure start, benefits/tax/immigration flags, communication protocol.
Month 1 · Legal & estate review
Review will, LPAs, life assurance, pension/death-in-service nominations and beneficiaries. Consider separation agreement; if staying together, consider whether a postnuptial/cohabitation agreement is appropriate.
Months 1–3 · Build the case
Full financial disclosure, property valuations, pension CETVs, business/trust/overseas evidence, parenting plan, mediation, settlement proposals and faith process where relevant.
Divorce application onwards
Application/service; use the statutory waiting period to resolve finances and children; Conditional Order; consent/contested route; Final Order safety gate; implementation.
After Final Order
Property transfer/sale, pension implementation, lump sums/maintenance, close joint facilities, new will/LPA review, nominations, insurance, names/records, children/pets and religious status.
3–12 month review
Check every order and agreement has actually been implemented; review maintenance, children, travel, pensions, property, beneficiaries, enforcement and unresolved tasks.
Guides & Library
Planning checklist for care costs
How to structure assets and income ahead of a care needs assessment.
Untangling finances across two countries
What courts in different jurisdictions can and can't reach.
Cross-border pension transfers explained
QROPS, SIPPs and the traps that catch relocating clients.
Trust structuring for HNW migrant families
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Documents
| Document | Uploaded | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pension transfer analysis | 14 Sep 2026 | Awaiting your review | |
| Letter of engagement | 02 Sep 2026 | Signed | |
| Asset schedule (draft) | 28 Aug 2026 | Awaiting your review | |
| Client onboarding form | 19 Aug 2026 | Signed |
Messages
I've uploaded the pension transfer analysis — worth a read before our call on Thursday. Flag anything that doesn't match what you told me about the Portuguese side of things.
Thanks, will go through it this weekend. Can we move Thursday to Friday morning instead?
Friday 10am works on my end — I'll send a new invite.
DIY & Court Support Workspace
Add the actual date from your court notice. The app should never invent court dates.
Role note
Record the proposed McKenzie Friend, relevant experience, confidentiality acknowledgement and whether they are paid.
Court introduction
Generate a short note identifying the person providing reasonable assistance and the assistance sought.
Safety & Privacy
What should UntangledLife take into account?
Private factual note
This note is not automatically a witness statement, allegation proved by a court, or a diagnosis.
Safe contact
Device/privacy reminder
If another person can access this device, browser history, downloads or email, consider whether storing sensitive material here is safe. The current prototype stores information in this browser; production must use secure accounts and server-side permissions.
Default sharing controls
Principle
Safety information should be compartmentalised. Financial consultants and McKenzie Friends should only see safety information necessary for their authorised work; mediator-confidential or restricted material should not be exposed by default.
Legal aid evidence organiser
Domestic-abuse evidence for legal aid can come from a range of sources, including courts, police, health professionals, social services, support services, employers/education providers and financial institutions, depending on the evidence relied on.
Confidential court details
Where applicable in family proceedings, Form C8 is used to ask the court to keep the applicant's and children's contact details private from other parties. UntangledLife should flag this for preparation rather than assuming it is required in every case.
UntangledLife Professional
Financial Consultancy + McKenzie Friend / Court Support · assigned cases only
Select an assigned client, then work through disclosure, family balance sheet, property, pensions, income and needs, housing, settlement scenarios, protection and implementation. Do not re-key facts already supplied by the client.
Professional analysis note
Scope & referral guardrails
Record whether work is financial consultancy, regulated financial advice (where appropriately authorised), pension specialist input, tax advice referral or legal advice referral. Never imply that Resolution accreditation alone authorises every regulated activity.
Planning needs
Review housing affordability, cash reserve, pensions, retirement, protection, wills/LPAs, beneficiaries and implementation needs generated by the case.
Settlement scenarios
Compare consequences; do not label a scenario fair or predict a court outcome.
Case & hearing preparation
Review orders, directions, deadlines, chronology, issues, evidence and the subscriber's hearing checklist.
McKenzie Friend record
Record the proposed supporter, experience, confidentiality acknowledgement, hearing and the court's position on attendance/assistance.
Boundaries
Keep support within the permitted role. Any request for rights of audience or conduct of litigation is case-specific and for the court.
Add appointment
Professional diary
Appointments are linked to a case and should show what the client needs to prepare beforehand. Production will add calendar integration and reminders subject to safe-contact preferences.
Document review record
Approved library
Forms and templates published by Master Admin remain version-controlled. Professionals should not rely on an old locally saved form where a newer approved version exists.
Client communication
Professional tasks
Master Admin
Grant access
Production access should support expiry dates, MFA, server-side enforcement and periodic access review.
Access principles
✓ Least privilege by role and case
✓ Master Admin approves privileged access
✓ Private subscriber preparation is not shared by default
✓ Mediator-confidential and professional-internal notes remain compartmentalised
✓ Restricted safeguarding material requires separate authority
✓ Suspend/revoke access immediately when no longer required
✓ Permission changes are audited
Professional approval record
Approval workflow
Pending → verify → approve → activate → periodic review → suspend/revoke.
Financial and legal permissions should be recorded explicitly. Accreditation or membership must not be treated as permission to perform every regulated or reserved activity.
Assign a professional to a case
Case oversight
Assignment should be case-specific and purpose-specific. Production should support start/end dates, transfer, temporary suspension and a record of who authorised access.
Not shared by default: restricted safeguarding information, private subscriber preparation, mediator-confidential material and unrelated professional notes.
Add or replace a form/template
Using the same reference creates/replaces the current working version; production should preserve prior versions and affected-case history.
New-form / change queue
Files are matched to registered references; unmatched files remain for Admin review.
Add content / journey rule
Governance
Rules should have a source/owner, effective date, review date, version and test cases. A legal/procedural rule should never silently change an active case without recording which version applied.
Add / update a paid service
Commercial guardrails
✓ Exact price and deliverables before purchase
✓ No forced professional upsell
✓ Solicitor/mediation work remains external where applicable
✓ Legal-aid work remains with authorised providers
✓ Court Support is not legal representation
✓ Regulated financial advice only with the necessary permission
AI policy controls
Required safeguards
✓ Purpose-limited data selection
✓ User sees what information will be used
✓ Restricted categories off by default
✓ Private professional/mediator/admin notes excluded
✓ User confirms extracted facts before case update
✓ Drafts checked against evidence/case data
✓ Provider retention/training terms documented
✓ DPIA and incident process maintained
Platform status
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Access review
Review privileged users, case assignments, suspended accounts and permissions regularly.
Form currency
Missing attachments, versions awaiting review and unpublished records should be investigated.
Production security
MFA for privileged users, encrypted data, server-side RBAC, secure backups, monitoring and tamper-resistant audit logs are required before live sensitive cases.
Legal Aid & Funding
Preliminary check
Evidence organiser
If domestic or child abuse is relevant, record evidence you already have or need to request. You do not need to wait for evidence before speaking to a legal-aid adviser.
Legal aid for mediation
Low-income clients may qualify for legal aid for family mediation. Record the mediator's assessment and funding outcome in your funding record.
Family Mediation Voucher
Eligible cases can receive a contribution of up to £500 towards mediation sessions. The mediator assesses eligibility and applies; the voucher does not pay for the MIAM itself.
Legal-aid solicitor
UntangledLife can organise your facts, evidence and questions. A legal adviser decides eligibility and makes the legal-aid application; UntangledLife does not apply on your behalf.
Legal-aid mediator
For family mediation, an authorised/contracted mediator checks the funding position and deals with the legal-aid process. Record the provider and outcome here.
What to prepare
Issue summary, income/capital information, relevant benefits, domestic-abuse evidence where applicable, existing orders, court dates and your questions. Only share documents you choose.