Correct Towie, it is certainly cheaper (lower %ratio payout if kids are >18.
My advice is for both sides to come to compromise. Otherwise the toll it takes both mentally and financially over a period of time, can be horrific, and debilitating. The problem is the lawyers also, who benefit from waring factions and drawn out scenarios.
An example of a bad case is a woman who said to her solicitor, I dont care what it costs, I just want to get the bastard. The wife got about $250, the husband very little, and the solicitor $600k.
Another friend who was not that well off, other than just assets like a home, cost both of them $80k+ each. The mental aspect is also important, as well as taking into account the impact on the kids.
No side is going to be happy, and that is the first thing that one has to accept, or else the solicitors win.