DIVORCE / FAMILY LAW 

FEES from £80 PER HOUR 

DIVORCE / SPLIT OF ASSETS / CLEAN BREAK

• Assist in applying for financial aid (Help With Fees) towards the court application fees for the Divorce Application, defend the Divorce Application, Matrimonial Finances and split of assets Court Application and any other associated Matrimonial Proceedings.  
  Only applicable if you are on a low income, (this is not Legal Aid).
• Advise and Assist in preparation and completion of the Divorce Application, Response to the Acknowledgement of Service Form,  applying for the Conditional Order (formerly Decree Nisi) and applying for the Final Order (formerly the Decree Absolute )
• Completing the form D11 asking for service by email, Bailiff to serve or asking for the Final Order after 12 months of the Conditional Order being read
• Civil Marriage Divorce
• Matrimonial Financial Hearings - Form D81, FM1, A & E, Form G completion to assess how the marital assets will be split
• Offsetting
• Conduct Proceedings 
• Matrimonial Financial Consent Orders - assist in completing Form A and D81 plus help in negotiating an agreement
• Draft 'Clean Break' Consent Order from £500
• Draft all other types if Consent Orders (please ask for a quote) 
• Completing the Allocation questionnaire 
• Completing Pension Transfer forms
• Who gets the pets?
• Freezing Order (freeze assets)
• Can attend court and assist if required
• Help you prepare your case.
• Draft Separation Agreement 

FAMILY LAW / CHILD ARRANGEMENT ORDER 

• Assist in applying for financial aid (Help With Fees) towards the court application fees for the Child Arrangement Order and any associated Family Law applications to court. Only applicable if you are on a low income, (this is not Legal Aid) 
• Child Arrangement Orders (CAO) (C100)
• Varying or setting up new Child Arrangement Orders
• Specific Issues Orders
• Prohibited Steps Orders
• Application to remove Parental Responsibility 
• Passports - going abroad / holidatys
• Obtaining Parental Responsibility including applying for Leave
• Applying for an Order for a DNA test
• Paternity
• What other family members see the children 
• GrandParent Parental Responsibility including applying for Leave
• Passport / Name / School complications
• Stopping flight risks
• Parenting Plans
• Special Guardian Orders (SGO) - applying and discharging
• Child Maintanence - Can assist contacting the CMS asking for more money or appealing any decision
• Assisting with speaking to Social Services and Cafcass
• Assisting with arranging drugs tests
• Emergency Child Arrangement Orders 
• FIGHTING Social Services  - disagree with a negative Viability Assessment 

Child Maintenance Service 

If you are having problems with the Child Maintenance Service or are seeking advice as what to do with obtaining Child Maintenance -  contact Ian asap.

I can assist in:

Need Child Maintenance:

Advice 

What should you ask for? 
Enforcement 

Paying Child Maintenance

Advice

What you should pay

Contacting the CMS 

Drafting the letter to vary what you are paying

Drafting the letter for the 'Mandatory Reconsideration'

Preparing your defence for the 'Liabilty Order'

Attending Court for the 'Liabilty Order'

Appealing against the 'Liabilty Order'

Did the Chid Maintenance Service follow the correct procedure?

If you have overpaid, claiming the overpayments back. 
 

ATTENDING COURT

• Attending Court alongside you
• I am allowed to quietly advise, speak to you
• Help you with the procedure and legal jargon
• Writing questions to ask,
• Writing the opening and closing statement,
• Pre Court attendence negotiations with the other side including meeting the other side's Barrister or Solicitor
• Attending any Cafcass meeting at Court with you
• Assist Building your Case
• Assist Preparing your Court Bundle
• Assist and Managing cross examinations
• Emergency Orders

APPEALS

• APPEAL COURT - need to Appeal?

• I can help and see if you have a case to take to Appeal and complete the forms.

• Write the Skeleton Argument and draft why you should ask for Leave to Appeal (please note this will involve looking at the transcript and the case history so this is a good 8 hours work) 

• Article 6 and 8 of the Human Rights Act 

• Applying for the Transcript

• Asking the Court to pay for the Transcript costs 

• Assist in Appeal Hearing