If are thinking about starting divorce proceedings, please read on to understand what service we offer you.
Our Fixed Fee Packages
Initial 1 hour consultation - £200.00 + VAT
Divorce – Applicant. £450.00 fixed fee + VAT + £612.00 Court Disbursement for Divorce Application fee
What IS included in our fixed fee divorce for an applicant
- Preparation of your divorce application
- Preparation of all legal documents required for an uncontested divorce
- Dealing with all steps from filing your application at court to applying for the Final Order
- Writing to the court and to your spouse or his/her solicitors as necessary in relation to the divorce
- Keeping you advised about progress at all stages
What is NOT included in our fixed fee divorce for an applicant
- Dealing with your divorce if it becomes contested by your spouse
- Dealing with a divorce with a foreign element
- Dealing with a divorce based on adultery where a co-respondent is named in the divorce petition
- Making changes to your divorce application after it has been issued by the court
- Proceedings or correspondence to resolve financial matters
- Proceedings or correspondence relating to children
- The costs or work involved in personally serving any documents on your spouse
- The cost of any work involved in locating your spouse
- The cost of any extra applications that may need to be made to the court during the court process
- Obtaining a duplicate copy of your marriage certificate if you can’t find the original
- Obtaining a duplicate copy of your decree absolute if you have lost it
- Any court fees including the fee for issuing the divorce application, and the fee for applying for Final Order.
Divorce – Respondent. £400.00 fixed fee + Disbursements
What IS included in our fixed fee divorce for a respondent
- Advising you about your options in relation to divorce and advising you about a draft divorce petition and statement of arrangements for children prepared by your husband/wife’s solicitors, helping you to negotiate any necessary changes to that documentation
- Advising you when you receive the divorce petition from the court office and helping you to complete all the legal documents required for an uncontested divorce
- Writing to the court and to your husband/wife or his/her solicitors as necessary in relation to the divorce.
- Keeping you advised about progress at all stages.
- Advising you about the prospects, as respondent, of applying for the Final Order, if necessary.
What is NOT included in our fixed fee divorce for a respondent
- Any court fees. Most of the fees for a divorce are paid by the Applicant/Petitioner, but if you have to apply for the Final Order you will have to pay a court fee, currently £155.00. You can apply to the court for a reduction or exemption. This process is quite complicated; please ask us if you would like us to explain it to you.
- Dealing with your divorce if it becomes contested (defended).
- Dealing with a divorce with a foreign element.
- Advising the co-respondent where a co-respondent is named in the divorce petition.
- Proceedings or correspondence to resolve financial matters
- Proceedings or correspondence relating to children.
- The cost of any extra applications that may need to be made to the court during the court process, these are quite unusual, and we would discuss the likely cost before we get involved.
- Obtaining a duplicate copy of your decree absolute.
Hourly rate
Our hourly rate for family work is £250.00 (this is for a solicitor who has 8 years of Post Qualification Experience).
We require £500.00 payment on account on all agreed hourly rated work.
How to pay?
Payment cannot be easier. We accept all major credit / debit cards and are able to process cash, cheques. Alternatively, we can set up a standing order for fixed, regular payments from your bank account.
If you are interested in any of the above fixed fee packages, then please contact us to arrange an appointment with our relevant solicitor, on one of the numbers listed below:
Pontypridd Office: 01443 486666
Talbot Green Office: 01443 223265
Swansea: 01792 455400
Alternatively, you can email your query to info@dwharris.co.uk, or complete our online query form .