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Today, the vast majority of people that seek a divorce will have their documents delivered to the court rather than deliver them by hand. As it is usually necessary to pay a fee to the court when filing the first set of documents, however, a cheque may be sent along with this paperwork.

With chequebooks slowly being phased out – to the extent where many of us no longer have one – though, what can you do if you are unable to pay by cheque? In Quickie Divorce’s experience, the vast majority of county courts in England and Wales will accept card payments.

You can contact the relevant court and enquire as to whether or not they are able to process such payments beforehand to ensure that this will be possible (you can find the relevant court’s contact details here) and, in the event that the court that you have chosen cannot, then you can simply file at a different court instead. If you are sending all of your documents remotely then, as it is extremely unlikely that you will need to attend the court at any stage, this will not affect you at all.

Finally, whilst the courts do not provide a standard form through which you can provide them with your card details, they are still able to take the payment remotely. Simply include a covering letter with the rest of your documents that states that you would like to pay the fees by card and requests that the court contact you to take payment. You should also include a contact number and, if necessary state a convenient time for the court to contact you.