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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.


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23 Mar 12 #319782 by Lena3
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Hi.My divorce case is based on legal aid at the initial stage, haven''t signed the divorce petition yet. The letters that my solicitor is sending to my husband contain major mistakes, e.g. she stated that he has to pay child maintenance 50% of his net salary, instead of %15. This morning I have exchanged 20 e-mails just to change a simple information on my income details in the fee remission form. Her letters are full of grammar mistakes too and my husband calls my solicitor a ''''joker''''.I don''t know what to do. Should I try to change the solicitor and how difficult it would be to transfer my case when no fees have been paid to her yet.
Thank you.

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24 Mar 12 #319801 by .Charles
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If you transfer you will have to pay your outstanding fees before the solicitor releases your file.

If you have lost faith in your solicitor''s ability you need to write a list of issues you wish to raise and make it clear that you have no intention of paying for errors by your solicitor or the communications that were required to correct those errors.

Charles

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24 Mar 12 #319822 by Lena3
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Thank you Charles.Should I first ask for outstanding fees of my solicitor or write a list of issues?

Kind regards.

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