Whose house is it? In Ealing that question is harder than it sounds. A home in Southall may be owned jointly with a husband's parents and brothers, bought with pooled savings and registered in two of four names; a flat near Ealing Broadway may have been purchased before the marriage with a deposit from one family; a couple in Acton may have let out a former home and bought another. Untangling who owns what, and what should be shared, is the first task of a divorce solicitor in Ealing.
Divorce itself has been no-fault since April 2022: an online application, alone or jointly, a wait of at least twenty weeks before the conditional order, and no need to blame anyone. The financial order is separate and does not happen automatically. If the couple agree, a solicitor records the terms in a consent order, which the court approves on paper. If they do not, the case is heard at the West London Family Court in Feltham, after a mediation information and assessment meeting in most cases.
Ealing divorces often have an international dimension. Property in the Punjab, Poland or Somalia must be disclosed and valued; a religious marriage or divorce may not match the civil position; and a spouse who has moved abroad complicates everything from service of papers to enforcement. Pensions from the NHS, the council or Heathrow employers are frequently the largest asset after the house and need a pension sharing order.
Most Ealing firms charge a fixed fee for an uncontested divorce and hourly or staged fees for the finances, with a free or modestly priced first meeting. Legal aid is available only where there is evidence of domestic abuse.
Divorce firms serving Ealing appear below, verified firms first and then by distance. Read the divorce process and how much a divorce costs, see the general divorce solicitors guide, and for children and abuse issues go to family law solicitors in Ealing.
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