Form E divorce calculator
Work out every figure on your Form E financial statement, box by box, from property equity to the 2.20 and 2.21 summaries, then print an answer sheet to copy onto the official form.
- Assets less liabilities 2.20
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- Income, next 12 months 2.21
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- Income needs 3.1
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Open a section, type what you have, skip what doesn’t apply. Joint items: put your share, like 50% or 1/3.
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Documents to attach
From the form’s own schedule. Tick each one on the form as attached, not applicable or to follow.
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How the totals are worked out
Each property: market value, less every mortgage, any early repayment penalty and the costs of selling, gives the equity; your share of that is your interest. Accounts, investments, policies, cash and belongings each get your share too, and add up to C1 to C6 and Total C. The 2.20 summary adds A, B, C, E, F and G and takes away D. The 2.21 summary adds H to L, your estimates for the next 12 months.
Income needs at 3.1 must all be weekly, monthly or annual. Type each cost as you pay it: £95 a week becomes £95 × 52 ÷ 12 = £411.67 a month. Open a filled-in example.
This page does arithmetic only: it is not legal or financial advice and it is not the court form. Form E is signed with a statement of truth, and the form warns: “Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against a person who makes or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth.”
The official form and guidance
Download Form E (01.23) and its notes for guidance from GOV.UK. Advicenow has a free film on filling in Form E, and GOV.UK explains money and property when you divorce. Where the form is unclear, the answer sheet says what this page did.
Questions people ask
When does Form E have to be sent?
The notes say each of you sends your Form E to the court and a copy to the other person no later than 35 days before the first appointment. Court rules count clear days, so the Documents tab gives the last day for your date. Pension valuations can take months, so ask for them first.
What goes in the 2.20 summary?
Your totals A (family home), B (other property), C (personal assets), E (business), F (pensions) and G (other assets) added together, then D (liabilities and Capital Gains Tax) taken away. The form calls the result the value of your assets less the value of your liabilities.
How do I work out the equity in my house?
Take the current market value, then subtract what is owed on every mortgage, any penalty for paying the mortgage off early, and your estimate of the costs of sale. That is the total equity. If you own it jointly, your interest is your share of that equity.
Should income needs be weekly, monthly or annual?
Any one of the three, but only one. The form says you must not use a combination. Pick the period here and type each bill as you pay it; the page converts them all, using 52 weeks and 12 months a year, and shows the working.
How do I show a joint or overdrawn account?
For a joint account, give the balance and your interest in it, with the other holder’s name. If an account is overdrawn, the form says to show a minus figure. Overdrawn accounts go in 2.3, not with the other debts in 2.9.
What documents do I attach?
The form lists them: 12 months of statements for every account, recent mortgage statements, property valuations from the last six months, pension cash equivalent statements, your P60 and last three payslips, and business accounts for two years. Attach copies, not originals. The Documents tab lists the ones that fit what you entered.
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