Divorce Costs
COSTS IN DIVORCE MATTERS
- Preliminary meeting – to discuss divorce only with letter confirming instructions:
£100
- Preliminary meeting – to discuss divorce, children and property with letter confirming instructions:
£150
- Preparing divorce petition – unreasonable behaviour: to include copies for service and other documents to accompany (but not statement of arrangements for children):
£100
- Preparing divorce petition – under any other grounds: to include copies for service and any documents to accompany (but not statements of arrangements for children):
£100
- Obtaining marriage certificate – £10 each letter, plus any fee/disbursement
- Preparing application for fee exemption – . if sufficient means documentation produced for that to occur, at one meeting:
£25
- Statement of arrangements for children – to include discussing its contents and preparing the document for service with the divorce petition:
£75
- Discussing response to Petition – to include a meeting, and suggesting response, if any, and making application for direction for trial:
£100
- Application for ancillary relief/financial settlement – to include initial meeting, discussion and application for issue, Form A:
£100
- Form E – to include copying documents and preparing all for filing at Court and service to be charged on an hourly rate at either £150 or £120 per hour, at solicitors election
- Preparation for First Directions Hearing and representation – either £150 or £120 per hour at solicitor’s election
- Preparation of questions and answers, preparation and representation at Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing – either £150 or £120 per hour, at solicitor’s election
- Cost of Preparing Consent Order – either £150 or £120 per hour at solicitor’s election
- Correspondence and negotiation with client and the other party – to be charged on an hourly basis and a charge for each letter, telephone call, email correspondence
NB. VAT currently at the rate of 20% will be added.