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Give notice of your intention to proceed with an application for a financial order: Form A

Use this form to start a request for a financial order in proceedings for divorce or ending a civil partnership.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 1 January 2018
• Last updated: 30 April 2025 — See all updates

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Notice of intention: Form A

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Published 1 January 2018

Last updated 30 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2025

   Added a question about total combined net assets to the Welsh form.

2. 8 October 2024

   Added a Welsh form and landing page.

3. 29 April 2024

   Added information about submitting evidence as part of a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting exemption application.

4. 6 January 2023

   Added new large print version of Form A

5. 21 July 2022

   Uploaded a new version of Form A

6. 13 May 2022

   Uploaded a new version of Form A: notice of intention to proceed with an application for a financial order.

7. 6 April 2022

   Uploaded new version of form

8. 18 February 2022

   Added Welsh page

9. 1 December 2020

   Updated summary and details to explain the process in more detail

10. 22 May 2020

    Revised Form A.

11. 4 June 2018

    Revised form A published.

12. 1 January 2018

    First published.