Fees for Family Law
Services |
Fees |
Non-contested divorce |
£1,350+VAT excluding financial orders |
Respondent in divorce |
£1,000+VAT excluding financial orders |
Contested divorce |
Starting at £1,550+VAT excluding financial orders |
Non-Molestation / Occupation Orders |
Starting at £1,350+VAT until the first hearing |
Emergency Non-Molestation / Occupation Orders |
Starting at £1,550+VAT |
Respondent in NMO proceedings |
Starting at £1150+VAT |
Child contact and / or residence applications |
Starting at £1,350+VAT until the first hearing |
Respondent in child proceedings |
Starting at £1,000+VAT |
Specific issue or relocation applications |
Starting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing |
Emergency children applications |
Starting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing |
Respondent in emergency child proceedings |
Starting at £1150+VAT |
Consent orders for child arrangements |
£1,350+VAT |
Contested financial orders |
£3,500+VAT until the first hearing |
Respondent in contested financial orders |
£3,150+VAT until the first hearing |
Respondent in contested financial orders |
£3,450+VAT after the first hearing |
Consent orders for finances in divorce |
£1,350+VAT |
Respondent consent orders for finances in divorce |
Starting at £1,000+VAT |
Pre-nuptial agreements |
£800+VAT |
Post-nuptial agreements |
£800+VAT |
Cohabitation agreements |
£800+VAT |
Adoption |
Starting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing |
Special Guardianship Orders |
Starting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing |
All fees are subject to increase depending on the complexity of the case, and are exclusive of court fees / barristers fees and mediators fees.
Please see the table below for our hourly fees from our East London Office:
Guideline hourly rates
Fee earner |
Hourly Rate (ex. VAT) |
Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience |
£185 p/h |
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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Please see the table below for our hourly fees from our Central London Office:
Guideline hourly rates
Fee earner |
Hourly Rate (ex. VAT) |
Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience |
£244 p/h |
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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We may quote a fixed fee based on our hourly fee earner hourly rates based on an approximation of the number of hours. Generally, it takes between 4-8 hours of work to complete a general application, however this varies. This means that on average costs are between £500 and £6,000 depending on the application.