Consent order templates: the standard wording and what goes with it
The standard wording courts use
The judiciary publishes standard orders for financial remedy cases in Volume 1 of its standard orders, including standard order 2.1, the financial remedy order. The judiciary published an update to Volume 1 on 11 May 2026 (judiciary.uk). If you use them, check you have the current version.
The standard orders are drafted for lawyers and judges. Choosing the right clauses for your agreement is a legal question, and it's the part of the process where advice from a solicitor or an online consent order service is worth considering.
What we can and can't help with
Divorce Desk doesn't draft consent orders or supply order wording. What we do help with is the paperwork that goes with the order:
- the D81 statement of information, which summarises your finances now and after the order
- the GOV.UK checklist of what to send, the £62 fee and the address
What goes with the order
GOV.UK lists: the draft consent order signed by both of you with 2 photocopies, Form D81, Form A and the £62 fee (GOV.UK, checked 28 September 2026).
Making the D81 match the order
The judge reads the order alongside the D81. The capital and income figures in questions 10 and 11 should show the position after the order, so every transfer, lump sum and pension share in the order should appear in them. The D81 example shows a home transfer, a lump sum and a pension share flowing through.
The D81 Organiser builds questions 8 to 11 from one list of what you own and owe, in the form's column order, and checks the totals add up.
Sources
- Update from Mr Justice Peel on the standard orders, 11 May 2026 (judiciary.uk)
- Apply for a consent order (GOV.UK)
- Form D81 (GOV.UK)
Free help: GOV.UK, Advicenow, or a solicitor or family mediator for advice about your own case.