A consent order is the financial remedy order and is a legally binding document reflecting what you and your former spouse have agreed in terms of the financial settlement of the matrimonial assets. The order is made by the court and will permanently sever financial ties between spouses, save for any ongoing obligation as stipulated in the consent order such as maintenance. Consent orders provide spouses with clarity and certainty in relation to the division of assets. They also remove any future risk of your former spouse making an application to court seeking more of your assets. Where finances are contested by parties the Court will impose a financial remedy order.