Legal Aid For Divorce?

spender

Legal aid for domestic abuse is complex. There has to be an ongoing investigation or one very recently or an non molestation order in force. There are other criteria but this is quite tightly regulated. A woman can not claim domestic abuse and hope to get legal aid unless it is well documented.

I am not saying that I agree I just know the rules changed recently regarding legal aid.

monty-doggy

My oh has been doing a DIY divorc!. It was very easy and three children involved, and a house. You don't need a solicitor. We received the decree nisi today.
If he will not agree to the divorce she will be better off waiting for five years separation as a battle over who is right or wrong or who said what can cost thousands and thousands. You don't need his permission after five years.

NicolaB_2

My divorce was finalised a few months ago. We filled out the papers ourselves and took them to the court. It cost £385 to file the application and a further £35 for the decree absolute. We have children, a house, pensions etc and we did pay £150 to have a financial consent order drawn up but that was the only involvement from solicitors at any stage in the process. It really is very easy to do yourself.

As others have said, your daughter can apply to the court for fee remission and may have the fee either reduced or waived.

Good luck!

FBaby

Couldn't you loan her the money and she can they pay you back when the divorced is final and she gets something out of it or when she starts working?why should if be the responsibility of tax payers?

Vicky123

NicolaB wrote: »

My divorce was finalised a few months ago. We filled out the papers ourselves and took them to the court. It cost £385 to file the application and a further £35 for the decree absolute. We have children, a house, pensions etc and we did pay £150 to have a financial consent order drawn up but that was the only involvement from solicitors at any stage in the process. It really is very easy to do yourself.

As others have said, your daughter can apply to the court for fee remission and may have the fee either reduced or waived.

Good luck!

Surely this would only apply in an amicable divorce, if you divorce someone who is determined to drag everything through the courts in order to cause maximum pain and refuses to just get on with life then both parties are going to spend a fortune on legal fees.
The OP suggests this case involves some degree of acrimony, maybe her daughter needs the divorce to be left alone to live in peace, clean break is sometimes the only way to go, if possible.

neverdespairgirl

Amicable or otherwise, you can't now get legal aid for most divorce proceedings.

Vicky123

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Amicable or otherwise, you can't now get legal aid for most divorce proceedings.

No, I realise that, just responding to the post on DIY divorce, think more people would choose them if everyone could agree, sadly that isn't always the case and when they cost they usually cost big.
Most people already know lawyers and Barristers are the winners in divorce cases but sometimes that is less important than making sure the person someone claimed to once love is totally destroyed, when legal people are involved best Barrister wins as in most cases but they all get paid.

NicolaB_2

Vicky123 It's very difficult to run up costs for a divorce as it really is a question of whether there are grounds or not. But the actual divorce is a very straightforward process and there is little room for debate. The costs tend to be run up around financial settlements as they can be contentious. The OP has said that there is no house etc so it may not be necessary to go for any sort of ancilliary relief order. If we really are just talking about a divorce, then I still think it is unnecessary to involve solicitors.

DebsDD

Maybe the rules have changed, but my partner and his wife got divorced about 5 / 6 years ago and she got legal aid. She had lost her job through drinking and was still able to get legal aid. We then went for custody of the kids and she got legal aid for that as well. She didn't even fight for custody of the boys!!

Vicky123

NicolaB wrote: »

Vicky123 It's very difficult to run up costs for a divorce as it really is a question of whether there are grounds or not. But the actual divorce is a very straightforward process and there is little room for debate. The costs tend to be run up around financial settlements as they can be contentious. The OP has said that there is no house etc so it may not be necessary to go for any sort of ancilliary relief order. If we really are just talking about a divorce, then I still think it is unnecessary to involve solicitors.

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