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Admist the January divorce rush, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has once again encouraged couples seeking a divorce in the UK to avoid taking their disputes to the family courts and instead settle contentious issues amongst themselves or with the help of a trained mediator. Many have dismissed Mr Djanogly’s comments, claiming that they constitute little more than a trite attempt to offset cuts in legal aid. Quickie Divorce, however, fully advocates his recommendations. Whilst cutting the legal aid budget in areas such as medical negligence and social welfare law is irrational, there are several affordable alternatives available to couples that may be seeking a divorce in the UK provided, that is, that they can agree to the divorce, the division of assets and childcare arrangements. Agreeing to these matters can, and probably will, be a difficult and time consuming task, but provided that both parties can remain mature, open-minded and considerate, then they will be able to formulate a fair agreement that meets the reasonable needs of both parties. Following this, there will be no need for the couple to ask the court to determine matters and they can instead pursue an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce is less stressful than a contested one and is also far quicker. It is also far cheaper as there is no need for the couple to instruct a solicitor. Instead, they can complete the documentation and file for a divorce themselves or instruct an online divorce provider such as Quickie Divorce to complete all of their documentation and then file these papers for them. The benefits of uncontested proceedings are more than financial, however. A contested divorce will leave both parties and their children with significant emotional scars. An uncontested divorce, whilst still painful, wields far less destructive power and its amicable nature will assist both spouses’ recoveries immensely. Divorce will never be pleasant, but if a couple can avoid the courts and pursue an uncontested divorce, then the experience need not be as harmful as you might think.