One off advice fee:

Service: Considering documents attending on the client taking your instructions and providing advice and follow up advice confirmation. –

One-off Advice

(£250 + VAT*) +/- £100

We at A&H Law Solicitors understand that Family Law matters can be very stressful. We do our best to ensure that cost associated with these matters are tailored for each client. An example would be during the process of divorce. The cost of the divorce itself is usually quite small compared to what it can cost to separate your finances.

If your spouse contests the petition this could increase the cost of your divorce proceedings. However, this is not especially common. Potentially, where most of your costs will lie is in the separation of your finances. Therefore, a simple divorce petition would cost the client £800 plus Vat plus the court fee which at present is £593. However, should the client choose to also manage their finances within this petition, the cost will increase. The cost will be subject to the amount of work which will be required. If parties have agreed how their finances are to be split, your costs may be in the region of £3000 plus disbursements such as consent order fees in the region of £119. However, should the spouse contest the financial petition this could increase cost of your divorce.

Child contact is another stressful process for parents who want to simply continue contact with their child/children following a separation. We can do this in stages of your case which gives you even more flexibility. For example, in a family child contact matter, a fixed fee for the first stage of the proceedings can been agreed. The first stage includes, arranging mediation, completing the C100, file and serve the issued C100, compiling the court bundle and representing you the First Resolution Dispute Hearing (FRDH). For this stage, we have a fee package of £1600 plus Vat. The current court issuing fee is £255. The next stage of these proceedings will depend on the outcome at the FRDH.