You've decided. Here's the whole path.
An uncontested Utah divorce is two packets of paperwork with a required wait in between, and it is free with divvi. If you don't agree on everything yet, mediation is what gets you there. Either way, this is what happens, in order, and what each step costs.
Ten questions. Tells you whether you're looking at the free path, mediation, or something that needs a lawyer.
Which path is mine?
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The single biggest cost driver is whether the two of you can agree. These sort that out before you spend anything.
- Divorce Readiness AssessmentThe full picture — safety, finances, kids, and how cooperative your spouse is likely to be — scored into a predicted path, cost range, and timeline.
- Is mediation right for me?A short screen for whether a neutral third party can actually get you to an agreement.
- Self-filing readinessCan you file your own divorce, or is this a case that needs help? An honest read, including when the answer is a lawyer.
- Divorce Complexity AssessmentHow complicated your case actually is, and what that means for how long it takes.
- Contested vs. uncontestedWhat the words actually mean in Utah, and what each one costs.
- DIY vs. divvi vs. attorneyAn honest comparison of your three options — cost, risk, and how much support you get.
The free uncontested path
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If you agree on custody, support, property, and alimony, divvi generates every court document at no cost. You pay Utah's filing fee to the state, not to us.
- Start the free wizardPlain-English questions about your marriage, kids, home, and debts. Stop anytime and pick up where you left off.
- divviFile — we file it for you$500 flatIf you'd rather not deal with the clerk, the portal, or the packet order at all.
- divviReview — document audit$100 flatAn AI review of your finished packet against Utah requirements before you hand it to a clerk.
- File by countyYour courthouse address, hours, fee, and a step-by-step filing guide for every Utah county.
- Filing email templatesReady-to-send messages for telling your spouse and coordinating the filing without a fight.
- If they won't participateYou can still get divorced when your spouse ignores the paperwork. This is how service and default work.
Mediation & guided negotiation
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The path for couples who want to agree but aren't there yet. Once your spouse files an answer, Utah refers every contested issue to mediation (§ 81-4-403) — you have to do at least one session regardless, so doing it early is what keeps the bill down.
- Start here — free mediation orientationTwenty minutes with our mediation team, no charge and no commitment. We look at your situation and tell you whether mediation fits, which of the options below is right, or whether you'd be better served by an attorney.
- divviMediate — a real mediator$2,500 totalA qualified Utah mediator, flat rate, sessions online. Includes the documents when you reach agreement.
- divviMediate + divviFile$3,000 totalMediation and the court filing together, so the agreement goes straight through to a decree.
- divviResolve — guided negotiation$500 flatStructured, asynchronous negotiation on the specific things you disagree about. Cheaper than mediation, and often enough.
- Mediator directoryWho our mediators are, what they charge, and what they've handled.
- Mediation vs. litigationCost, timeline, privacy, and control — the full comparison, with Utah numbers.
- Divorce Cost EstimatorWhat a Utah divorce runs, itemized, so you can see where divvi's number comes from.
Timeline & what happens when
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Two packets, a required wait, and a handful of deadlines that are easy to miss.
- The 30-day waiting periodWhen it starts, what it blocks, and the motion that can waive it.
- Utah Divorce OverviewThe A-to-Z guide — law, process, and timeline, in the order they happen.
- Filing fees by countyWhat the state charges, and what it costs to ask for a waiver.
- Document Gathering ChecklistEverything you'll be asked for, in priority order. Doing this early is the cheapest hour you'll spend.
If you have kids
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Custody, parent-time, and support are calculated, not negotiated from scratch — Utah has guidelines for all three.
- Parenting Plan BuilderBuild the plan with Utah's statutory schedules already in it, instead of starting from a blank page.
- Child Support CalculatorUtah's income shares model, run on your actual numbers and overnights.
- Schedule BuilderSee a parenting schedule on a calendar, with the overnight counts support is calculated from.
- Overnight CounterCount overnights per parent per year — the number that decides which support formula applies.
- Holiday rotation templatesPre-built Utah holiday rotations you can adopt instead of arguing one out.
- Parenting Plan ChecklistEverything a Utah plan must contain, in plain language, so nothing gets rejected.
The house, the money, the retirement
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The three things that turn a simple divorce into a complicated one.
- divvi Home Valuation$250 flatA defensible current number for the house from a Utah agent — before you argue about what it's worth.
- divviRealEstateSelling the house, or buying your next one, with an agent who has done this inside a divorce before.
- divviMortgage — refinanceFree — no cost to youIf one of you is keeping the house, this is how the other name comes off the note.
- Sell the home vs. one of you keeps itThe financial trade-offs, the tax consequences, and what Utah courts typically order.
- Property Division WorksheetAssets, debts, and property organized into something a court will recognize as equitable.
- Dividing retirement accounts401(k), pension, IRA — what needs a QDRO and what doesn't.
- Alimony CalculatorWhat spousal support might look like under Utah's §81-4-502 factors.
- If one of you owns a businessHow Utah courts value and divide a business interest, and how to protect yours.
If you don't feel safe
Mediation is the wrong tool when there is abuse or coercive control, and no one here will push you toward it. These are the right places to start.
- Domestic violence resourcesProtective orders, safety planning, and how abuse changes the way a Utah divorce proceeds.
- Free Utah legal helplinesFive free legal resources, who qualifies for each, and what to ask.
- Conflict Level AssessmentA short, private read on where your situation sits — including the point where mediation stops being appropriate.
Not sure where to start? Talk to someone — free, 15 minutes, no account needed.