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Hi all,
I'm looking into using one of these for my divorce. I want to get it over with ASAP and at least cost in my time and money.
Anyone have any experience using them or other similar services?
My wife and I are fairly amicable at the moment and have broadly agreed arrangements for our children, house and financials too.
After reading some of the horror stories on here I'm very grateful for that and would like to keep it that way.
Thanks,
Clive
Hi there
They seem quite popular, if you decide to go with one, just make sure you research them.
In my opinion, if you and your wife are amicable and agreement has broadly been reached, you could think about doing it between yourselves... it’s worth looking into.
All the best
hi,
i used co-op for my child arrangement order stuff. maybe their all the same e.g. very pricey. they charged like £210 to speak to their solicitor for an hour. their fixed rate an hour. great service but expensive. best to shop around.
hopefully your divorce can be sorted amicably. i heard stories of people racking up £20,000 + in legal fees
Hi , are you using this just for the divorce , finances etc or all ?
What I would say is that you should strike while the iron is hot regarding being amicable .things change on that front very quickly depending on your ex . I leant a lot as my divorce took about 3 years of messing about and as you can imagine it was costly !
I’m sure you can file for the divorce / decree nisi yourselves so don’t pay for that . Re finances , if you agree on terms , get your agreement typed up and send it to a solicitor just to go through it and when you’re happy that it means what you want it to be you can get it turned into a consent order . If you’re on good terms with the ex do not for the solcitors to negotiate . Maybe you could do better or maybe the ex could get more .if you’re happy with the deal get it turned into an order . If it goes to court you don’t know what will be awarded . You can do all the form e ( financial disclosure ) etc yourself if it gets to that but if you’re on good terms with your ex and you agree just get it turned into a consent order while you can ! Mistake I made was just getting the financial order done .me and my ex were on good terms and contact with the kids was never an issue . Slowly all that changed and when the financial order was sealed contact became a weapon . After 3 years of ponsing about getting it all settled I know a fair bit so any questions feel free !
Hers a simple guide to explain divorce without a lawyer
http://www.advicenow.org.uk/file/2455/download?token=ompo7_4o
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