That seems very strange - I have the a similar issue at the moment with the ex wanting a consent order and the court haven't granted it ( not that I care ). The divorce itself was easy .... wait five years and it's as good as automatically granted.
If your ex is keen to avoid paying lmediation fees then she's not seen anything yet when it comes to solicitors fees !!!! Mediation was about £150 a session and took about 4 sessions for me. With solicitors you're looking at over £200 an hour ( remember you will both have a solicitor unlike...
Myself and the previous Mrs W didn't use a solicitor - we used a mediation service to agree things and then had a seperation agreement drawn up by the said service. We used Sussex Mediation Services but I'm not sure if they are still going. I believe Relate can offer the service though.
My...