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Fixed Fee Divorce (Uncontested)

FIXED FEES ON UNCONTESTED DIVORCE

What work is covered in the fixed fee?

Applicant

• Initial Consultation
• Letter to you and your spouse/spouse’s solicitor
• Drafting divorce petition
• Application for conditional order
• Application for Final order

Respondent

• Letter to you and your spouse/spouses solicitor
• Drafting Acknowledgement of Service
• Checking Certificate of Entitlement to Oder
• Checking Conditional Order 

What is not covered:-

• Advice and proceedings concerning property, finances or children
• A divorce outside England and Wales
• Obtaining a certified copy of your marriage certificate
• Obtaining a translation of your marriage certificate
• Tracing a missing spouse
• Altering or amending the divorce application once it has been issued at court
• Instructing a Process Server to personally serve the divorce papers, applying for deemed or substituted service or applying to dispense with the service of the papers on your spouse should they fail to return the Acknowledgement of Service
• A defended divorce where a cross petition is filed
• Attendances at court in relation to the divorce
• Attending the court if a hearing is fixed to decide upon who should pay the costs of the divorce
• Work to enforce or defend a cost order
• Oath Fees

What if I change my mind and decide not to go ahead with the divorce?

In this case we will calculate our charges for the work carried out on the basis of our usual charging rate. You will then pay this amount or the fixed fee.

When do I pay the fixed fee?

Payment is due as follows:-

Initial Consultation  - Divorce and Financial 

If you are unsure whether to start divorce proceedings, for a fixed fee of £200 + VAT you can meet with one of our experienced solicitors for an assessment of your case and initial advice as to your legal rights and the likely costs involved

Applicant

£150 + VAT to draft the Application and lodge on HMCTS online
£593 Court disbursements after you instruct us to draft the Petition for Divorce
£150 + VAT upon applying for Final Order

Respondent

£150 + VAT after the initial appointment to respond to the Application 
All court fees and disbursements must be paid in advance.

Financial Remedy

Advice will be given at the initial consultation regarding the cost of any financial Orders that you require including the cost of negotiating financial settlement and a financial Order and making applications to the Court. 

Please contact:

Simon P.P Ward
Elizabeth C. Sandelands
Michael T. Sandelands
Michelle Holliday
Suzanne Webb
Rachel Murphy
James Youdale
Kelsey Walters

Our Solicitors and Legal Executives pride themselves in the knowledge that the majority of their clients come to them because of their professional and client focused reputation.