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What are we each entitled to in our divorce settlement?
What does the law say about how to split the house, how to share pensions and other assets, and how much maintenance is payable.
What steps can we take to reach a fair agreement?
The four basic steps to reaching an agreement on divorce finances are: disclosure, getting advice, negotiating and implementing a Consent Order.
What is a Consent Order and why do we need one?
A Consent Order is a legally binding document that finalises a divorcing couple's agreement on property, pensions and other assets.
Final hearing costs
05 Aug 08 #37780 by hadenoughnow
Reply from hadenoughnow
Nigella,
YOu are looking at 10-15k for a fully represented Final Hearing(on top of costs to FDR). You can keep talking all the way up to it to try to settle. The main costs come when the bundle for court of prepared and the barrister does all their bits .. this is usually in the final week before the hearing.
If you are only about 10-15k apart at FDR then it is worth trying to compromise. If it is more than that - and you really feel there is no chance of settlement - and are certain you are being fair and reasonable in the face of the opposite ... then sometimes a FH is the only way to go. I have mine soon. I hope it will be a wake up call for stbx
. He has cost me nearly £30k so far .. is being completely selfish about his "needs" .. and ignoring the fact that I have the kids .. and he has not - and will not - pay anything towards them . The name says it all ....
Hadenoughnow
YOu are looking at 10-15k for a fully represented Final Hearing(on top of costs to FDR). You can keep talking all the way up to it to try to settle. The main costs come when the bundle for court of prepared and the barrister does all their bits .. this is usually in the final week before the hearing.
If you are only about 10-15k apart at FDR then it is worth trying to compromise. If it is more than that - and you really feel there is no chance of settlement - and are certain you are being fair and reasonable in the face of the opposite ... then sometimes a FH is the only way to go. I have mine soon. I hope it will be a wake up call for stbx
. He has cost me nearly £30k so far .. is being completely selfish about his "needs" .. and ignoring the fact that I have the kids .. and he has not - and will not - pay anything towards them 
. The name says it all ....Hadenoughnow
05 Aug 08 #37788 by dukey
Reply from dukey
Hello Lady
Quite right if you self rep it costs next to nothing, the main reason so many peeps are self reping these days and many on this site and doing it very well
Quite right if you self rep it costs next to nothing, the main reason so many peeps are self reping these days and many on this site and doing it very well
05 Aug 08 #37835 by hadenoughnow
Reply from hadenoughnow
I said "if fully represented" ie barrister et al. If you self rep it will be a lot less. I could not do that. WOuld not trust myself niot to fall apart or strangle stbx in front of a judge - which would not look good . Even with a barrister to hold me back I will still be tempted believe me.
Hadenoughnow
. Even with a barrister to hold me back I will still be tempted believe me.Hadenoughnow
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