Utah divorce costs range from under $500 (simple, uncontested, no children) to $30,000+ (contested with business and custody disputes). See where yours likely falls.
Filing fees are the same statewide — your county determines where and how you file.
The unavoidable cost of an uncontested Utah divorce is $418 — a $358 court filing fee plus the $30 Divorce Orientation course each spouse must take. With minor children, both parents also take a $35 parenting course, bringing it to $488. Everything above that is a choice about how much help you want. A judge can waive the court fees if you cannot afford them.
| Cost | Amount | Who pays it |
|---|---|---|
| Court filing feeStatewide by statute — identical in every Utah county. It is two charges the court itemises together: the divorce filing fee and an $8 Vital Statistics surcharge (Utah Code § 26B-8-128). Paid to the district court, never to divvi. | $358 | Every divorce |
| Divorce Orientation courseRequired of everyone filing for divorce or temporary separation in Utah, with or without children. Paid to the course provider. | $30 per person | Every divorce |
| Parenting courseA second, separate course from the Divorce Orientation — a divorcing parent takes both, not one instead of the other. | $35 per person | Only with minor children |
| Cost | Amount |
|---|---|
| divvi — uncontested divorceGuided intake, all 20 court documents, e-signature for both spouses, county filing guidance and the post-divorce checklist. You still pay the court's filing fee. | Free |
| divviReviewAI review of your completed documents against Utah court requirements before you file. | $100 flat |
| divviFile — assisted filingA filing specialist takes the packet to the court and stays with the case through any clerk request. | $500 flat |
| divviResolveAI-guided negotiation for the issues you cannot settle. Credited in full against a live mediation if you later book one. | $500 flat |
| divviMediateSix hours with a qualified mediator — the total for the case, split between the two of you, not each. | $2,500 total |
For comparison, a contested Utah divorce that goes through attorneys is generally quoted in the five figures — which is the cost the calculator above exists to help you avoid. Court costs and required courses can be waived by a judge on financial hardship grounds; the waiver is requested at filing.
It depends almost entirely on whether it's contested. An uncontested divorce where both spouses agree can cost little more than the court filing fee, while a contested divorce with attorneys can run from several thousand to well over $30,000. divvi's uncontested document preparation is free — you pay only the court's filing fee.
The Utah district court charges $358 to open a divorce case — a $350 filing fee plus an $8 vital statistics surcharge — paid when you file your petition. If you can't afford it, you can ask the court to waive the fee by filing a Motion to Waive Fees.
An uncontested divorce — where you and your spouse agree on the major issues — is by far the least expensive path, because you avoid the attorney's fees that drive up contested cases. Preparing your documents with divvi's wizard is free, so your main cost is the court filing fee.
No. Utah allows you to represent yourself, and many people file an uncontested divorce without an attorney. If your case involves significant assets, a business, or serious disagreement, it's worth at least a consultation.
Utah has a mandatory 30-day waiting period from the date you file (Utah Code § 81-4-402(3)(a)). After you submit your final packet, a judge reviews and signs the decree — most uncontested divorces finalize within about 30 to 90 days. There is no statute giving the judge a deadline to sign. Utah measures judges against a two-month benchmark for matters held under advisement (UCJA Rule 3-101(3)(C)), but that is a performance standard for the judge, not a deadline you can enforce, and the same rule allows up to six months.