The breakdown of a relationship can be one of the most traumatic periods of anyone's life. Naturally, you will be concerned about your current financial and property arrangements and how the break-up will affect any children you may have.
Our Family Team advises and represents clients in all types of family matters, including divorce, co-habitee disputes, children, financial disputes and domestic violence cases.
We are used to advising clients in difficult emotional situations. We aim to provide sympathetic personal advice, tailored to your individual circumstances and requirements. We offer prompt and practical advice on how to cope with problems and resolve them.
Solving family law problems often involves many other aspects of the law. Our Family Team can call on the expertise of other departments within the firm whenever necessary to advise, for example, on company law and tax and trust issues.
Our Family Team advises clients from all backgrounds with all types of problems and disputes, and has experience representing high net worth clients as well as those with modest assets.
We are now offering very competitive fixed fee rates for some family work please see below for a comprehensive list of our services and if you would like further information please contact Andrea.
FIXED FEES
FAMILY WORK
| COSTS |
½ Hour Appointment – narrow issues | £40.00 plus VAT |
1 Hour Appointment | £70.00 plus VAT |
½ Hour Telephone Appointment | £35.00 plus VAT |
Follow up letter | £10.00 - £15.00 plus VAT |
Email advice (1) | £25.00 plus VAT |
DIVORCE/CIVIL PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION - PETITIONER |
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Children | £599.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£385.00) |
No children | £549.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£385.00) |
DIVORCE/CIVIL PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION - RESPONDENT |
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Children | £300.00 plus VAT |
No children | £250.00 plus VAT |
FINANCIAL MATTERS (AGREED) |
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Consent Order * | £299.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£45.00) |
Consent Order and Pension Annexes * | £350.00 plus VAT + Court fees |
Separation Agreement * | £299.00 plus VAT |
COHABITATION AGREEMENT / PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT |
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Short form * | £250.00 plus VAT |
Long form * | £350.00 plus VAT |
Pre-nuptial Agreement * | £399.00 plus VAT |
PR Agreement * | £100.00 plus VAT |
COURT APPLICATION APPLICANT (CHILDREN ONLY) | ACTING IN PERSON |
Contact (C100 + FM1 etc) * | £199.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£200.00) |
Contact with C1A form (allegations of harm to child) * | £299.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£200.00) |
Residence(C100 + FM1) * | £199.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£200.00) |
Residence with C1A (allegations of harm to child) * | £299.00 plus VAT + Court fee (£200.00) |
Parental Responsibility * | £175.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£200.00) |
FINANCIAL MATTERS (APPLYING) | |
Financial Order * (form A only) | £99.00 plus VAT + Court fees (£240.00) |
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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Appointment plus warning letter | £80.00 plus VAT |
Non-molestation application plus supporting statement * | £325.00 plus VAT + Court fees £70 |
Non-molestation application and occupation application plus supporting statement * | £425.00 plus VAT + Court fees £70 (not including process server fee) |
Ex-parte hearing * | £200.00 plus VAT |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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Change of Name Deed | £35.00 plus VAT |
EXEMPTION TO COURT FEES MAY BE AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE ON BENEFITS OR LOW INCOMES
ADDITIONAL WORK IN OFFICE OR AT COURT WILL BE CHARGED AT FEE EARNERS INDIVIDUAL HOURLY RATES
AN ADDITIONAL COST APPLIES FOR PROCESS SERVER FEES (INJUNCTIONS/DIVORCES IF REQUIRED)
*AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT FEE APPLIES
