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 excluding  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 £62.50 plus vat payable at the end of the advice session. Meetings normally last  30 to 45 minutes. We do not offer any discountsaainst this single fixed fee.

Pre-Nuptial Agreements (with asset identification procedures)

PNA 1 Fee - Assets of up to £500,000  ........................£2000

PNA 2 Fee - Assets of up to £1,000,000.......................£4000

PNA 3 Fee - Assets exceeding £1,000,000....................£8000

Separation Agreements without a divorce

SPA 1 Fee  --  Expect to pay about £550, but we may need to tailor this to the case. 

Mediation - Initial Assessments and Mediation Sessions

• The fees are on this link  http://www.salmonssolicitors.co.uk/pages/divorce_and_separation/divorce_mediation_costs_and_how_long.php

Bringing a claim for Divorce on undefended grounds

PDP 1 Fee  - All cases..................................................£550

Acting for a Spouse receiving Divorce Proceedings (undefended)

RDP 1 Fee - All cases...................................................£300

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

CB 1 Fee - All cases..................................................£600

Acting in court proceedings on finances

F1 Fee - To the first court appointment.................................£2300

F2 Fee - Plus, to the Financial Disputes Resolution Hearing.........£2500

F3 Fee - Plus, up to the final hearing......................................£2500

F4 Fee - Representing you in court up to one hour....................£200

F5 Fee - Representing you in court up to 1 to 3  hours..............£350

F6 Fee - Prepresenting you in court over three hours.................£500

Children Matters - contact and residence

C1 Fee - To the First Directions Appointment...........................£1000

C2 Fee - After the First Directions Appointment.....................£individually tailored set fee 

Change  of Name Deeds

ND 1  Fee - All cases.................................................................£62.50

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

DV 1 Fee - All cases acting for applicant.......................................£2500

DV 2 Fee - All cases acting for respondent...................................£2000

Unmarried couples and property disputes

CHE 1 Fee - 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

The 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 can include 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  is  either £39.95 plus vat for Option A (no advice meeting) or £149.95 plus  vat for our Option B pack ( which includes the advice meeting) which, in today’s times, is real value for money. You can buy the DIY divorce pack now and download it through our website - just click on the links to the right of this page.  Court fees are  payable in addition though you may be able to apply for court fee exemption on the grounds of low income.

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. This does not apply to the DIY divorce pack or the Single Fixed Fee.

LEGAL AID

On the 1st April 2013 the Coalition Government introduced severe restrictions on the availability of legal aid for family disputes. It is not likely to be available to a client in the majority of cases unless the client meets certain very strict criteria and the Legal Aid Agency estimates that it will now only be available to about 25% of the clients who used to qualify for it before 1st April 2013.

For more detail on the new availability of family legal aid we would recommend you refer to our page Check whether you are entitled to Legal Aid

In addition,  the number of clients we can take on under legal aid  are also restricted and these are known as "case starts"  -  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 agency.

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 which is actually designed to be used by legal professionals but you can find it at this link http://civil-eligibility-calculator.justice.gov.uk/ 

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

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