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Consent Orders and Transfer of Equity.
wildcardsa
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Dear All,
Sorry if it seems that I only post questions when I have problems, but I usually use the great advice on this forum to sort out issues before I post.
My issue is that unfortunately, my wife and I are divorcing after 4 years marriage, however its all amicable and we have already decided on a course of action to divide the house, assets, and pets and money (no kids).
But when it comes to the divorce proceedings, we want to have a "clean break consent order" drafted up and we wanted to do that ourselves to cut costs. (most solicitors seem to want to charge £200-£300 for the honour of taking all my information and rewriting it? )
Does anyone know if you can get a template letter or cheaper option to do this. I'm a little dubious of the online packages?
It seems that even though we are not using solicitors for the divorce, the legal costs alone for the transfer of equity, consent orders and court fees will probably amount to about £800!! I feel like I'm being used by solicitors who all seem to charge different fees for standard things such as Land Registry Fees,etc
Any advice or personal recommendations would go a long way to reduce some unwanted stress....
Thanks
Sorry if it seems that I only post questions when I have problems, but I usually use the great advice on this forum to sort out issues before I post.
My issue is that unfortunately, my wife and I are divorcing after 4 years marriage, however its all amicable and we have already decided on a course of action to divide the house, assets, and pets and money (no kids).
But when it comes to the divorce proceedings, we want to have a "clean break consent order" drafted up and we wanted to do that ourselves to cut costs. (most solicitors seem to want to charge £200-£300 for the honour of taking all my information and rewriting it? )
Does anyone know if you can get a template letter or cheaper option to do this. I'm a little dubious of the online packages?
It seems that even though we are not using solicitors for the divorce, the legal costs alone for the transfer of equity, consent orders and court fees will probably amount to about £800!! I feel like I'm being used by solicitors who all seem to charge different fees for standard things such as Land Registry Fees,etc
Any advice or personal recommendations would go a long way to reduce some unwanted stress....
Thanks
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http://www.alternativefamilylaw.co.uk/en/divorce/diy-divorce.htm
http://www.lawpack.co.uk/separation-and-divorce/diy-divorce/service4029.asp
http://www.davidhodson.com/assets/documents/consent_orders.pdf
I had a quick google and found these.
I should have thought that a solicitor's advice would be advisable?0
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