Online divorce pricing — joint $1,200, sole $1,500 + court fee
One fixed professional fee, shown upfront. The court fee is paid to the Court on filing. Extras are fixed fees that apply only if your situation needs them - and you see every amount before you pay.
You'll see our costs disclosure and agreement before any payment when you apply for divorce online.
- Lawyer-checked, every time
- Most applications do not require an online court hearing
- Fixed price, no hourly bills
- Re-file guarantee
- Track every step online
Three ways to apply — and what each really costs
Every divorce pays the same court filing fee. What differs is who does the work, and who fixes it if something goes wrong.
Do it yourself
$1,170
or $390 with a concession card. You pay only the court filing fee.
What you get
- Cheapest option — your only cost is the court fee
- You lodge it yourself through the Commonwealth Courts Portal
Good to know
- You draft, serve (on a sole application) and file everything yourself
- If the registry requisitions the application, you fix it yourself — and you lose your place in the filing queue while you do
Online Divorce by Freemont Family Lawyers
Our service$1,200 joint
or $1,500 sole + $1,170 court fee ($390 with a concession card).
What you get
- A streamlined online process, because our system is built for divorce applications
- A family lawyer checks your application before it is filed
- We comply with the Court's requirements so it gets done right
- We serve your ex on a sole application and file proof with the Court
- You see every step on your dashboard, tracked to the order
- If it is rejected because of us, we fix and re-file it at no additional professional fee
Good to know
- This service covers undefended divorce applications — tell us if your matter is contested, as that is different work
A traditional law firm
Hourly rate
Usually charged at an hourly rate, so the final cost depends on how long it takes.
What you get
- Face-to-face meetings with a lawyer throughout
- Suited to matters with contested property or parenting issues
Good to know
- Ask any firm for a written costs agreement before you start
- An hourly rate makes the total hard to predict for a simple divorce
Court fees are set by the Court and are the same whichever route you choose. Fees current at 1 July 2026 and reviewed each July.
Our two applications, line by line
Same inclusions — the sole application adds service of the application on your ex.
Joint application
$1,200
+ $1,170 court fee ($390 with eligible concession)
The Court reviews its filing fees every 1 July — the current fee applies to applications filed before any change.
- Both of you apply together
- Lawyer checks eligibility, jurisdiction & children
- We prepare, file and manage the Court
- 15-minute video call to verify & sign
- Dashboard + a person on the phone
Sole application
$1,500
+ $1,170 court fee ($390 with eligible concession)
The Court reviews its filing fees every 1 July — the current fee applies to applications filed before any change.
- You apply on your own
- Everything in the joint application, plus
- We arrange service on your ex
- Overseas service or a substituted-service application is a fixed fee, confirmed with you first if needed
- Our lawyer attends the first hearing if the Court requires an appearance (any later hearing is quoted in writing first)
What is included
An application through this service includes: the eligibility and jurisdiction check, lawyer review and drafting, electronic signing, filing with the Court and payment of the court fee, a short video call to verify your identity and approve the draft, your dashboard tracking, and phone and email support without per-call charges. On a sole application we also arrange service on your ex and file proof with the Court.
In short: we do the legal work, and you do a 15-minute video call. You are not paying per email or per phone call, and you are not doing the drafting.
Extras - fixed fees, only if your situation needs them
Each of these is a fixed fee including GST, charged only if it applies to you, and only after we have told you in writing which one applies. Anything paid to a third party (registry fee, translator, overseas process server or postage) is charged at cost on top and we tell you the amount first.
| Circumstance | Fixed fee |
|---|---|
| Separated under the same roof for any part of the 12 months | $350 |
| No marriage certificateaffidavit; replacement certificate is a disbursement at cost | $250 |
| Marriage certificate not in Englishtranslator's fee at cost | $150 |
| Further evidence about arrangements for children under 18 | $250 |
| Former spouse outside Australiaoverseas server or postage at cost | $250 |
| Former spouse cannot be foundsubstituted or dispensed service application | $900 |
| Names or details differ between your documents | $250 |
| Further evidence of jurisdiction | $250 |
| Changes after preparationswitching sole/joint, or correcting incomplete or incorrect information | $250 |
| Further round of up to three service attempts | $260 |
| Optional priority draftingdraft within two business days of complete documents, ahead of our standard queue; does not change the filing date or the Court's timetable | $300 |
Any hearing after the first hearing, a contested divorce, or an application to shorten the one month and one day period is quoted in writing and agreed before we start.
A file-storage fee of $150 per year applies only if you ask us to keep your file beyond seven years, agreed in writing first.
How trust money works
- • Your payment is held in the law firm's trust account until it is due.
- • The court fee is paid to the Court on filing.
- • We issue you with an invoice for the work and we pay it from trust funds.
Refunds
- • If your initial eligibility check shows you cannot proceed, we refund in full.
- • Unearned trust money is returned to your nominated bank account on written request — never through a card platform.
- • Once the court fee is paid on filing it is non-refundable (the Court keeps it).
It's all in your costs disclosure and costs agreement before you pay.
What your fixed fee covers
- • Emails and phone calls with us about your application.
- • Our lawyer attending the first hearing of your application if the Court requires an appearance (any later hearing is quoted in writing first).
- • On a sole application, arranging service on your ex, including one round of up to three attempts by a process server.
If your ex isn't served in that first round, is outside Australia or can't be found, the fixed-fee extras above apply, and anything paid to a third party (such as an overseas process server or postage) is charged at cost. We tell you in writing which applies, and the amount, before any of it is charged.
Frequently asked questions
See exactly what you'll pay
Two minutes · no obligation · a lawyer confirms everything before anything is filed