Are you feeling overwhelmed and don't where to start?
Our free divorce checklist will guide you on each step you need to take to stop the confusion and have an easy divorce.
The complicated legal process in the UK adds more stress and anxiety
to an already difficult situation. For so many couples, divorce can cause hostility,
and spiralling legal fees as they struggle to agree on practical matters, finances or how the arrangements with children will work
That is why we created the Amicable Divorce Programme. This
unique process will help you work together throughout.
I know from my experience as a family solicitor that divorce can leave families broken, financially and emotionally.
After my own marriage breakdown, I knew that there
had to be a better way to divorce.
That's when I set up my own company and the vision of couples divorcing with kindness became reality.
Most of the clients that we work with are looking to divorce without having a fight. Whilst they recognise that things have gone wrong in the marriage, they are not looking to spend lots of time on the blame game.
Instead they focus on what they need to do to move forward positively while focussing on the children.
Most of all they recognise that divorce can and should be easier.
There are four steps to the process:
Divorce guidance and completion of the application
Support and help with financial disclosure
Joint discussions and help to reach agreements (2 x 1/2 days)
Financial Agreement prepared for you
Parenting plan prepared for you
Ms P
Mr S
Mrs S
She takes the time to listen, understand your whole
situation and recommend accordingly."
We have designed the programme so that we work within your timescales depending on what is happening in your life. Once we have agreed dates for our meetings, we then set a framework so you know what you need to do. For most clients, the work they do with us can be complete within 4-5 months. However, the court process can take much longer than that!
The courts always have quite a backlog so it can take some time to complete the divorce and get decree absolute.
You should expect the formal legal process to take, as a minimum, 8-9 months depending on your circumstances.
When you work with us, you should have all the paperwork ready to send to the court well before it is needed.
The programme is designed to work with couples going through a divorce. It is not suitable for every couple however, as it depends on whether both people are happy to engage in a collaborative process. We also cannot work with couples where there may have been domestic violence or any other safeguarding issues.
Generally there is a lot of emotion involved which can stop you from having constructive discussions and that is why you need help to communicate but also to navigate the divorce process and everything it involves.
There may be extra fees that will need to be paid such as:
Court fees (£550 for divorce & £50 for the financial agreement) although it may be possible to get help with the fees if one or both of you have low income & capital
Any experts that you might need - whilst it is not necessary to instruct any other experts sometimes it is quite useful. Experts might include financial adviser, mortgage broker, pension's actuary, emotional therapist. Fees would need to be agreed with and payable directly to any expert you choose to work with
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