speechless

Have just been to a Solicitor to start legal proceedings. I only bring home £200.00 a week but that does not entitle me to Legal Aid. If I wanted to do it privately it is going to cost me £150.00 an hour with an up front payment of £800.00 my only way out is to wait until my husband stops paying the mortgage and we have to sell the house. Which is a lovely prospect for me and the fact that I cannot move on with my life. My husband is the one who has walked out on me and moved in with his girlfriend and I am being penalised for it.

Can anyone out there offer me any advise other than to just wait around until my house is repossessed

Are you sure you dont get legal aid ? I was told it was under £2000 a month ??

Theres a lesson here for women.

Never be dependent on a man to pay the mortgage!!

Try 0845 345 4345 Community legal advice.
4p a min- I found them very helpful.
Good Luck.

AgoraphobicAnnie wrote:

Are you sure you dont get legal aid ? I was told it was under £2000 a month ??

2 grand a month? 200 a week is about 10.2K a year. I think the limit is about 8.5K a year. She is just over. I think you have to be destitute to get LA or on state ben. Its still a loan and you have to pay it back. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Chris.

I was working 15 hours a week when i started proceedings net around £900 i didnt get even offered legal aid!
I have not worked since june my sol been ok as knows hell get the money when i do, but barristers not as kind had to loan £3k as a security for final hearing
moral of the story
"in the next life stay single and study law"
looby

I have been told I qualify for legal aid and I earn under £500 a month, but also was horrified to learn I do have to pay some back which I dont have. The reason I said £2000 was because that was what my x2b is bringing home and my sol told me he wouldnt get it because he was over the limit at that, which I then assumed was £2000.