Cost per couple of divorce is £14,500

The average cost of getting over a divorce is now more than £14,500 per couple, a report has found.

Couples typically spend £14,561 on legal and lifestyle costs when they divorce or separate, an increase of 17 per cent since 2014 when the total was £12,432, according to the findings from Aviva’s Family Finances Report.

The total takes into account factors such as legal fees, setting up a new home or redecorating a previously shared one and childcare costs.

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