Property News · April 6, 2013

How to cut the costs of getting divorced


As legal aid all but disappears in England and Wales we look at DIY divorces and fixed-fee legal dealsLegal aid for the 120,000 couples who divorce in a typical year all but disappears in England and Wales this week, except in cases where domestic violence can be proved. While many are predicting a big increase in DIY divorces, costing as little as £37, the changes have also prompted the arrival of a raft of new fixed-fee legal deals that keep lawyers’ bills below £500.If you are one of the many divorcing couples who rent property and have few assets, which can be divided up relatively amicably – such as “I’ll take the books and you take the CDs” – then the easiest and quickest route to dissolving your marriage is a low-cost website. Some three out of 10 couples fall into this category. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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