What is the D81?

The D81, Statement of Information for a Consent Order in relation to a Financial Remedy, is the court form submitted alongside a draft consent order when divorcing parties apply for the court to seal their financial agreement. Every consent order application in England and Wales must include a D81 completed by both parties.

The D81 gives the judge a summary of both parties' financial positions, income, assets, liabilities, pensions, housing needs, so they can assess whether the proposed consent order is broadly fair before sealing it. Unlike Form E (which is required in contested financial remedy proceedings), the D81 is a shorter, summary-level document.

D81 vs Form E: what's the difference?

	D81	Form E
When used	Consent order applications, where finances are agreed	Financial remedy proceedings, where finances are contested or court-directed
Level of detail	Summary financial picture	Full, detailed financial disclosure across 28 sections
Supporting documents	Not required to be attached	Extensive supporting documents required
Who completes it	Both parties (jointly or separately)	Both parties, simultaneously, by court deadline
Court fee	Part of £60 consent order application fee	Separate process, Form A fee of £313
DivorceCompanion tool	D81 Builder, included in Amicable Bundle (£149)	Form E Online, £99 one-off

💡 The D81 does not replace full financial disclosure The D81 is a summary. A judge reviewing a consent order checks that the agreement is not obviously unfair, but they are relying on both parties having been honest in their D81. If either party has not disclosed significant assets in the D81, the consent order can be challenged later. Be accurate and complete.

What the DivorceCompanion D81 builder does

The DivorceCompanion D81 builder, included in the Amicable Bundle at £149, guides you through the D81 in plain English, explaining what each section requires, what level of detail is appropriate, and how to present your financial summary clearly for the judge.

Plain-English guidance for every section of the D81
Explanation of what information the judge needs to see
Integrated with the stage tracker, you complete the D81 as part of the amicable route
Saves your progress, return to it when ready

The D81 builder is part of DivorceCompanion's Amicable Bundle, guiding you through the consent order process step by step.

The D81 is part of the consent order package, alongside the stage tracker and document vault.

What else is included in the Amicable Bundle?

The DivorceCompanion Amicable Bundle costs £149 as a one-off purchase and includes everything you need to navigate the amicable divorce route:

6-stage divorce journey tracker, know exactly where you are and what comes next
Document vault, secure storage for divorce and financial documents
D81 builder, guided completion of the Statement of Information
Stage-by-stage guidance, plain-English explanation of every stage
30-day money-back guarantee

⚠ The D81 builder does not draft your consent order The DivorceCompanion D81 builder helps you complete the Statement of Information. The consent order itself, the legal document recording the terms of your financial agreement, must be drafted in the correct court wording. DivorceCompanion also includes the Consent Order Online as part of the Amicable Bundle (£149) — it generates the legally worded document with an AI Assisted Review that confirms court-readiness before you file. Courts regularly reject plain-English consent orders written without legal wording, so do use it.

On the amicable route?

The DivorceCompanion Amicable Bundle includes the D81 builder alongside the full stage tracker and document vault, everything you need for the amicable divorce route at £149.

✓ £149 one-off, no subscription
✓ D81 builder included
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee

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General information only. The DivorceCompanion D81 builder provides guided assistance. It is not legal advice. DivorceCompanion is not a law firm. DivorceCompanion is operated by NovaColab Ltd (Company No. 17117292).