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can i stop her running solicitors bills up

bikemad650
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10 May 12 #329647 by bikemad650

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Just had the decre Nisi read out in court today where i had to attend to oppose the costs, she got awarded all costs maisymoos wrote:

Can you clarify what you mean by she has been awarded all costs for divorce?

cookie2
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10 May 12 #329651 by cookie2

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The costs award is only the costs for the divorce itself. It does not cover the costs associated with the financial side of the divorce.

Insisting that all correspondence goes through solicitors is one of the worst mistakes anyone can make. It is a 1-way ticket to a huge bill. Mostly it is people on legal aid who say this kind of thing.

If your costs are getting too high you should talk to your solicitor. If you want to do the legwork yourself then you can retain them on an "advice only" basis. If you want to do this then you should talk to your solicitor, don''t simply write to your ex and tell her to write to you instead.

bikemad650
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10 May 12 #329660 by bikemad650

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ok cheers for that cookie2 wrote:

The costs award is only the costs for the divorce itself. It does not cover the costs associated with the financial side of the divorce.

Insisting that all correspondence goes through solicitors is one of the worst mistakes anyone can make. It is a 1-way ticket to a huge bill. Mostly it is people on legal aid who say this kind of thing.

If your costs are getting too high you should talk to your solicitor. If you want to do the legwork yourself then you can retain them on an "advice only" basis. If you want to do this then you should talk to your solicitor, don''t simply write to your ex and tell her to write to you instead.

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