Free intial email consultation All appointments and work is charged at £95 per hour, with many all-inclusive special lower-cost packages and one-off monthly offers priced at approximately £50ph. (Court fees are not included).
Please note that because all of our fees are already far less than most high street Solicitors, we do not offer free face-to-face initial consultations. Sorry.
We now accept credit and debit card payments. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is Nicola Matheson-Durrant.
A CONSULTATION FEES: £95 PER HOUR
BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOURSELF TO ANY SERVICE BELOW, IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU BOOK A ONE-OFF NO OBLIGATION ADVICE APPOINTMENT WITH US FIRST.
One hour: £95 (Date and time to be booked in advance)
a) Filling in divorce petition, where you are the Petitioner, full explanation of the Court procedure, Court objectives, Solicitors' procedures and objectives, time-scales; Emails, phone calls and postage all included.
Or
b) As (a) above plus help with further court forms and a further appointment. Fee: £249
Or,
b) if you are the 'Respondent'our divorce service includes the full Reply to Petition, to help you avoid paying all of the other parties' Solicitors' fees/other court forms/documents served; Emails, phone calls and postage all included; Personal case manager. Includes your appointment.
Fee: £95.00
C DIVORCE / SEPARATION / JUDICIAL SEPARATION, CONTESTED/COMPLEX : Usually £199.00 or £249
As 'B' above. Drafting Divorce Petition ready for court. Includes your appointment.
Then, for all further work:
Cost: £95 per hour.
All forms about children: Extra Fee: £95
D CONSENT ORDERS To draft out from scratch, or to review, comment on or improve an existing proposed Order drafted out by the other party. 1 hour consultation, plus Legal advice and services during the appointment/consultation; Drafting of comprehensive agreement/review of ex's proposed terms; Covers child maintenance, spousal maintenance/lump sums, income, property, assets, etc. Production/review of a draft agreement; final document ready for Court's consideration; Full or part case management. Includes your appointment.
Fee: Normally £449
E EMERGENCY MATTERS
i) INJUNCTION eg to stop domestic violence, threats, intimidation, harrassment
Occupation Order application: This is a court application/documents to remove an abusive spouse or family member from the home. Includes your appointment.
Non-Molestation Order application: To stop someone who you are related to or were involved with, who has or wishes to harm or harrass you, from coming near you or your home or contacting you.
Fee: £250.00
(£85ph if any further work is requested after Court Hearing.)
ii) OTHER INJUNCTIONS - To stop, prevent or compel any number of things re money, property, people., violence
Fee £250.00
F COHABITATION AGREEMENTS
Cohabitation Agreement Service for couples Consultation appointment/or Online Questionnaire, plus Your legal rights and the law explained; Drafting and supply of comprehensive personalised Agreement; Full personalised service; Ideal for all couples no matter their income levels. Includes your appointment.
£255.00 (Up to 5 pages)
G PRE-MARITAL/PRE-CIV PARTNERSHIP (PRENUPTIAL/PRE-NUP)) AGREEMENTS
Premarital/Pre Civil Partnership Agreement Service for couples Consultation appointment/or Online Questionnaire, plus Your legal rights and the law explained; Drafting and supply of comprehensive personalised Agreement; Full personalised service; Ideal for all couples no matter their income levels.
Fee: £449 all inclusive (up to 10 pages)
H SEPARATION AGREEMENT
Separation Agreement/Deed
To draw up from scratch, or to review, comment on or improve a proposed document drawn up by the other party. Includes Consultation appointment/or Online Questionnaire, plus Your legal rights and the law explained; Drafting and supply of comprehensive personalised Agreement; Full personalised service; Ideal for all
Fee: Normally £449.00
OUR BEST OFFER!!
I A UNIQUE ALL-INCLUSIVE SERVICE (MASSIVE SAVING FOR CO-OPERATING COUPLES) THIS INCLUDES: A SEPARATION AGREEMENT PLUS DIVORCE PETITION PLUS CONSENT ORDER FOR BOTH PARTIES, PLUS APPOINTMENT AND LEGAL ADVICE
A fully inclusive service for Applicants AND Respondents. Ideal for co-operative couples. This offer represents a 100% saving on Solicitor's fees for one party, which we estimate equates to a saving of approximately £3000-5,000). This service cannot be matched by Solicitors.
KEEPING OUT OF COURT! Our service is a discounted, fully personalised service - a dedicated all-inclusive service for couples who are on their way to agreeing terms of their separation/divorce, and have agreed some of the terms of their financial settlement. Loose ends tied up. Legal advice to clarify all issues. Petition and Agreement/Order produced ready for lodgement into court. Includes your appointment.
Our Fee: £1,299 all inclusive
J CHILDREN MATTERS
The Children Act 1989:
First, please check out our quick online express offer of £149.00
Completing each Court Application/Reply (up to 4 possible forms): Fee: £249 per application. Includes your appointment.
Statements/Affidavits, if necessary: Fee: £185
Preparing a full proposed defined Contact Order/Shared / Residence Order: Fee: £449
Parental Responsibility / Guardian Agreement service
Fee: £249.00 Our service includes: I hour consultation. We draw up the agreement. Explain how the document is signed and witnessed. Send the agreement off to Court to be registered
K PROPERTY/HM LAND REGISTRY ISSUES
Letter writing, per letter (1-2 pages): Fee: £95
Application to HM Land Registry to lodge Restriction/Charge: Fee: £170.00 Includes your appointment
Objection to HM Land Registry application: Fee: £95ph
All other Land Registry forms: Fee: £199
COHABITATION/PROPERTY/MONEY DISPUTES
Claims for money or property - Completing correct Court Application Form under the Trusts laws. Fee:£249.00
Completing Particulars of Claim in the court application form, or completing Defence reply on court form. Includes your appointment. Fee: £249.00
Further Statement - up to 10 pages. Includes your appointment: Fee: £255.00
Witness Statements - up to 10 pages (ea): Fee: £170.00
L COURT HELP - MCKENZIE FRIEND SERVICES
Attending at/in Court:
McKenzie Friend: £95 per hour,
plus
Travel time charged en route per hour (charging for both the outward and return journey time, includes petrol or train fares, but not airplane fares): £45 per hour
M WILLS SERVICE
Option 1: Your last Will and Testament drafted and completed ready to lodge: A fully tailored personal service. We will provide legal advice and draft a new Will, or amend an existing Will for you, taking into consideration how to ensure the desired outcome, and to limit or avoid various taxes and unwanted potential beneficiaries. Includes the initial consultation and several drafts until perfected.
£95ph
Option 2: Probate advice: Fee: £95 per hour
Option 3: Challenging a Will:
Fee: £95 per hour
N LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY (Health & Welfare, Financial)
Full personal service. Interview with donor and members of family/friends/representatives, supply and completion of all forms, submitting to appropriate court, involves all administration and co-ordination of form completion by all relevant and necessary parties. Includes all phone calls, correspondence, travel.
Fee: £695 all inc per application
P MONEY CLAIM
To prepare and start a money claim in the County Court for money, goods or property.
Fee: £249.00
A HALF-DAY CLINIC for individuals due to appear in Court on their own or with their McKenzie Friend/Litigation Friend. These clinics are arranged by our very experienced regional legal consultants nearest to your area, and are by appointment only.
Registration: Please contact Head Office and we will arrage for your area legal consultant to contact you. You are welcome to register for clinics whether or not you are an existing FLC client.
Attendance fee: £250.00 pp all inclusive
INVOICES AND INFORMATION ON INVOICES
Family Law Clinic Invoices: Our invoices are clear. However, clients must always check their
invoices as soon as they are received. Overlooking or ignoring any of our terms
and conditions is at a clients own risk.
Because of the nature of our business, in so far as each appointment or
service is treated as a ‘one-off’ ‘pay-and-go’ contract, the contents of individual
Invoices will inevitably change during the course of a case, depending on
various factors, such as - type of
service, cost or duration of service, fee and type of fee applicable, such as completion fee, method of
payment, monthly offers etc.
We are very happy to clarify anything for clients. We expect our clients to query or
discuss any item on our invoices if they are not sure of its meaning. We require payment
immediately. Our justification for not
extending credit is that our fees are considerably lower than those charged by
high street Solicitors or barristers, so it is only fair and reasonable that
we are paid without delay.
FREE INITIAL EMAIL CONSULTATIONS
Visitors to our website must bear in mind that the Family Law Clinic are lay legal advisers. Whilst we will always do our best to supply accurate and helpful information and guidance, our replies to initial enquiries cannot be based on the equivalent service offered in a one hour paid-for consultation, where we carry out a full fact finding assessment of all client cases. Information and guidance can only be provided based on the limited facts provided by visitors to the website, but no liability will be accepted and no responsibility can be taken by the Family Law Clinic for the information and guidance provided in free initial consultations. Legal advice cannot be provided and all replies to initial email consultations cannot be construed as legal advice offered by a qualified Solicitor or Barrister.
By BACS, CHAPS, cheque, credit/debit card. We prefer not to accept cash. If you are paying by cheque, kindly hand your cheque to your consultant the end of your appointment, or prior to receiving a service if you are not attending an appointment. If you are paying by Debit card, you or your adviser can phone Head Office with the card details.
If you are Deaf, Head Office will text-request that you provide them with your card details by text. Payment is made to 'Family Law Clinic Ltd'. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is Nicola Matheson-Durrant.
Our increased fees come into force on 1st March 2010.
FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION - Our consultants are prohibited from accepting or instructing clients to pay them personally. All client payments are payable to the 'Family Law Clinic Ltd' only. If one of our consultants asks you to pay them personally or does not immediately provide you with one of our standard company Invoices in receipt of payment, you must report them immediately to Head Office.
Low cost legal advice for everyone! 
We now accept credit and debit card payments. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is Nicola Matheson-Durrant.
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