Fixed Fee Consent Order Package
The Mediate UK fixed fee consent order package takes you from family mediation to a legally binding financial consent order for one fixed price. A family law solicitor drafts your consent order and files it with the court for you, so you know the likely cost from the outset and can plan around it.
Who this is for. The consent order package is only available to clients who have completed mediation with Mediate UK and have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in place. Not there yet? Book a MIAM and Mediate UK will take you through the whole process.
What does the fixed fee consent order package include?
Both Mediate UK consent order tiers include everything below. The tier only affects how complex the order itself is.
Reaching your agreement
Making it legally binding
Not included: the HMCTS court fee of £62, which is £31 each and paid direct to the court; ID verification at £12 plus VAT per person; and independent legal advice, which Mediate UK offers through legal advice packages from £250 plus VAT.
How does consent order pricing work?
You pay Mediate UK for your MIAM, your mediation sessions, your memorandum of understanding and your open financial statement as you go. If you then take the fixed fee consent order package, Mediate UK deducts those payments from the total package price.
The balance on each tier is what remains after those payments are taken off. It covers your consent order being drafted, filed and handled through to a legally binding outcome.
The table shows the standard deductions at online rates. Your actual balance depends on which sessions you have already paid for, and Mediate UK confirms the exact figure before you proceed.
Which consent order tier applies to you?
Mediate UK has two consent order tiers, based on complexity. The tier depends on how complicated your finances are, not on how much you are dividing. If you are unsure, the Mediate UK business support team confirms your tier before any fee is agreed.
Tier 1
Suitable for agreements including
Most agreements reached through Mediate UK fall within this tier.
Ask us to confirm your tierTier 2
Everything in Tier 1, plus
Cases involving tenanted properties are typically more complex and fall into this tier.
Ask us to confirm your tierWhat if our agreement is particularly complex?
Some agreements fall outside the standard tiers, for example those involving more than six properties, more than four pension sharing orders, or highly specialist assets. In those cases, Mediate UK asks its solicitors to contact you directly with a personalised quote.
What about foreign property?
Mediate UK is unable to advise on the legality of reciprocal enforcement for the transfer or sale of property outside England and Wales. For the purposes of drafting your consent order, foreign property is treated the same way as property here, and it counts towards the tier calculation.
How does the consent order process work?
A Mediate UK consent order has four stages, from mediation to a sealed order. Once your memorandum of understanding is complete, the solicitor takes over and deals with the court for you.
Mediation and disclosure
You each attend a MIAM, then up to four hours of joint financial mediation with a Mediate UK mediator, with full financial disclosure from you both.
Your memorandum of understanding
Your mediator writes up a memorandum of understanding recording what you have agreed, and an open financial statement for the court.
The solicitor drafts the order about 4 weeks
The solicitor contacts you directly. With all the information to hand, your consent order is usually drafted within around four weeks.
Filed, reviewed, sealed
The solicitor files the consent order with the court for you. If the court raises a query, the solicitor responds on your behalf. Once the order is approved, a judge seals it.
When does a consent order become legally binding?
Your sealed consent order becomes legally binding once your final divorce order is granted. The divorce itself usually takes around six months from application to the conditional order, and around eight months to the final order.
Consent order: common questions
The things people ask most before booking. If yours is not here, the 15-minute call is free.
Ask us directlyHow much does a consent order cost with Mediate UK?
Do I need to have used Mediate UK for mediation to access this package?
How is the price calculated if I have already paid for my MIAM and sessions?
How long does it take to get a consent order once I have an MOU?
What is the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2, and how will I know which applies?
Do both parties pay separately, or is it one fee between us?
What happens once the consent order is filed with the court?
What is the difference between a solicitor-managed and a paralegal-drafted order?
Can legal aid or the £500 voucher reduce the cost?
The Mediate UK consent order package, in brief
The Mediate UK fixed fee consent order package combines family mediation with a solicitor-drafted financial consent order, filed with the court on the clients’ behalf. Tier 1 costs £1,649 plus VAT per person and Tier 2 costs £1,799 plus VAT per person, with mediation fees already paid deducted from the total, plus the £62 HMCTS court fee. The consent order package is only available to Mediate UK mediation clients who have a memorandum of understanding. The consent order is drafted by solicitors at Mediate UK’s partner firm, DFA Law LLP, which is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 484839).
Mediate UK is a family mediation service founded in 2011 and a trading name of Family Legal Ltd (company number 16431127). Mediate UK holds a Legal Aid Agency contract for family mediation, and its mediators are members of the Family Mediation Council. Mediate UK’s head office is in Bracknell, Berkshire, with 30+ offices and online mediation across England and Wales.
Content on this page is written by Jess Knauf, Director of Client Strategy, and reviewed by Belinda Atkins, Managing Director.
Prices and court fees last checked September 2026
All prices are quoted per person and exclude VAT unless stated otherwise. The balance due after deductions is an estimate based on standard Mediate UK online session fees: a MIAM at £115, four one-hour joint mediation sessions at £480, a memorandum of understanding at £95 and an open financial statement at £55. Your actual balance may vary depending on which sessions you have already paid for, and Mediate UK will confirm the exact amount before you proceed. The HMCTS court fee for a financial order by consent is £62, which is £31 each, correct from July 2026 according to the HMCTS fees list (EX50), and is paid direct to the court. ID verification is £12 plus VAT per person. The consent order package is available only to clients who have completed mediation with Mediate UK and have a memorandum of understanding. Not all agreements reached may be suitable for the fixed fee packages, and your mediator will advise you once a full agreement has been reached. The Family Law Service clean break consent order is priced including VAT and does not include submission to court.