Time and Cost

At Salmons Solicitors we believe that certainty is everything when it comes to legal fees, so we have intoduced a range of fixed prices which we have set out below. These figures are for OUR FEES INCLUDING VAT. Expenses such as court fees and the like are extra and have to be set on a case by case basis. Clients interested in our legal aid service should refer to the information at the foot of the page.

Single Fixed Fee

Some clients are bewildered and emotional when facing a family separation or a divorce and just want to explore options.  In such cases our single fixed fee may be for you which is a single focussed meeting for £75 including vat payable at the end of the advice session. Meetings normally last  30 to 45 minutes. We do not offer any discounts against this single fixed fee.

Pre-Nuptial Agreements

• Assets of up to £500,000  ........................£2000
• Assets of up to £1,000,000.......................£4000
• Assets exceeding £1,000,000..................£8000

Separation Agreements without a divorce

• Expect to pay about £650, but we may need to tailor this to the case. 

Mediation

• Per person per session...............................£150

Bringing a claim for Divorce on undefended grounds

• All cases..................................................£1045

Acting for a Spouse receiving Divorce Proceedings (undefended)

• All cases.................................................£360

Advising on and applying for a "Clean Break" settlement order

• All cases.................................................£660

Acting in court proceedings on finances

• To the first court appointment.................................£2720
• To the Financial Disputes Resolution Hearing...............£3000
• Up to the final hearing............................................£2700
• Representing you in court up to one hour...................£200
• Representing you in court up to 1 to 3  hours.............£350
• Prepresenting you in court over three hours................£500

Children Matters - contact and residence

• To the First Directions Appointment...........................£1250
• After the First Directions Appointment.....................£individually tailored set fee 

Change  of Name Deeds

• All cases.................................................................£100

Domestic Violence and Orders for vacate the family home (ouster orders)

• All cases acting for applicant.......................................£2500
• All cases acting for respondent...................................£2000

Unmarried couples and property disputes

• Fixed fee applies tailored to the case.............. £please request a fixed fee

Civil partnerships / Same-sex marriages

• The fees above apply as if the partnership were between a  heterosexual couple

OUR DO-IT-YOURSELF DIVORCE PACK 

Divorce and family legal advice are crisis purchases in many instances where the fees have not been budgeted for and for those clients who may be prepared to do a little groundwork for themselves we can offer our fairly unique DIY divorce pack. There are imitators out there containing the forms and guides but ours is different in an important way - it includes a one hour meeting with one of our family solicitors on any subject of your choice such as divorce law and procedure, divorce costs orders, children arrangements and issues and family property problems or division of assets. The price of our DIY divorce pack has been held for another year at £130 including vat which, in today’s times, is real value for money.

DISCOUNTS AND REDUCTIONS

For NHS and Local Government Staff - we can offer a 10 per cent reduction on our private hourly rates and our fixed fees in respect of the first £1000 of fees so this can be worth up to £100 plus vat on production of the staff card.

For Season Ticket holders of Stoke City Football Club – we offer a 10 per cent reduction on our private hourly rates and our fixed fees on production of the season ticket which is unlimited in terms of cost but is only available until 31st May 2012

Please note  that we do not offer any discounts against the Single Fixed Fee of £75.

LEGAL AID

For those clients who qualify financially you may be interested in our legal aid service. The funds we receive from the Government are restricted per client and the number of clients we can take on are also restricted - sometimes we run out and have to wait until a fresh money allocation occurs. Because of the limited amount of work we can undertake, this level of service is a very basic level and we will not always be able to see you when you want to come in and may have to ask support staff to speak to you on the telephone. We may have to restrict the number of meetings and the length of those meetings and you may have to be entered upon a waiting list until more case starts become available. In cases where there is family property in dispute you may also have to pay the fees back to the legal aid authority. The Government has announced that most of family legal aid will be cut, but here at Salmons we believe that all clients should have a reasonable level of service whatever their income levels so for these clients who would qualify for a legal aid funding level of service, we can alternatively offer a privately funded service at very concessionary hourly rates of £100 per hour plus vat.

You should consult us if you need to know whether you would qualify for legal aid, or,  you might  like to try the on-line  calculator at this link http://legalaidcalculator.justice.gov.uk/calculators/eligiCalc?execution=e1s2

 We recommend you discuss which funding method is right for you with your family solicitor.

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