They sold the house in Surrey, bought a smaller one near the cathedral with cash, and put the rest into pensions and savings for a long retirement together. Ten years later one of them wants a divorce. Divorce solicitors in Wells see this more than a younger town would, and the questions belong to later life: there is no mortgage capacity for two homes, the pensions are already in payment, and the adult children, who have been promised inheritances, have views. A pension sharing order can still divide a pension in payment, and a solicitor will want an actuary's figures before agreeing how.
The farms are the other local pattern. A dairy holding on the Levels or a sheep farm on the Mendips is often owned in partnership with parents or siblings, or held under a tenancy that cannot be sold, and a divorce has to meet both spouses' needs without breaking up a business that supports three generations. Valuations, inherited land and whether the farmhouse can be separated from the farm occupy much of the work.
The divorce itself is applied for online and has been no-fault since April 2022, with twenty weeks to wait before the conditional order. Because Wells has no court, consent orders go to the family court for approval on paper and contested financial cases are heard in Bath, Yeovil or Taunton, after a mediation information and assessment meeting; many hearings are now remote, which helps on this side of the Mendips.
Fees are usually fixed for the application and hourly or staged for the money, with a free or cheap first meeting at most local firms. Legal aid is available only when domestic abuse is involved.
Divorce solicitors serving Wells are listed below, verified firms first. Read the divorce process and how much a divorce costs, the general divorce solicitors guide, and for children or an unmarried separation the family law solicitors in Wells page.
