Even if you think you have very little, or nothing, to resolve from a financial perspective, we always advise you to obtain a consent order to reflect the agreement you have reached – even if that is to leave things as they are. Likewise, if you have reached a full, amicable agreement between yourselves, without the need of solicitors. On marriage and divorce, the law provides both parties with a wide range of obligations and financial responsibilities towards their spouse, or former spouse. Unless those obligations are dismissed, and so brought to an end, by a court order, they are still potentially available for the other party to make a claim against in the future. If you inherited a significant sum, or won the lottery for example, or if circumstances change such that you or your spouse need the support of the other, you could be at risk of a claim, even if a divorce was finalised several years ago. As such, it is important to obtain a properly drafted court order to dismiss the risk of a former spouse making a claim against you in the future.