Fees for Family Law

We have attempted to cover the fees associated with the most common services here. If you want to know fees for a service not covered here, please Contact Us.

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Fees for Family Law

ServicesFees
Non-contested divorce£1,350+VAT excluding financial orders
Respondent in divorce£1,200+VAT excluding financial orders
Contested divorceStarting at £1,550+VAT excluding financial orders
Non-Molestation / Occupation OrdersStarting at £1,350+VAT until the first hearing
Emergency Non-Molestation / Occupation OrdersStarting at £1,550+VAT
Respondent in NMO proceedingsStarting at £1200+VAT
Child contact and / or residence applicationsStarting at £1,350+VAT until the first hearing
Child contact and / or residence applications with Allegations of HarmStarting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing
Respondent in child proceedingsStarting at £1,200+VAT
Specific issue or relocation applicationsStarting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing
Emergency children applicationsStarting at £1,550+VAT until the first hearing
Emergency children applications with Allegations of HarmStarting at £1,750+VAT until the first hearing
Respondent in emergency child proceedingsStarting at £1350+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 divorceStarting at £1,200+VAT
Pre-nuptial agreements£800+VAT
Post-nuptial agreements£800+VAT
Cohabitation agreements£800+VAT
AdoptionStarting at £1,650+VAT until the first hearing
Child MaintenanceStarting at £900+VAT
Special Guardianship OrdersStarting at £1,650+VAT until the first hearing
Minimum File Opening FeeStarting at £850+VAT
1hr Review Service*Starting at £250+VAT 21 day turnaround
1hr Express Review Service*Starting at £350+VAT 7 day turnaround
Witness StatementStarting at £850+VAT
Position StatementStarting at £650+VAT
Mediation & Consultation PackageStarting at £207 inc VAT
Child Arrangement Order Application OnlyStarting at £750+VAT
Child Arrangement Order Application & Allegations of HarmStarting at £1000+VAT

All fees are subject to increase depending on the complexity of the case, and are exclusive of court fees / barristers fees and mediators fees.

 

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Please see the table below for our hourly fees from our East London Office:

Guideline hourly rates

Fee earnerHourly Rate (ex. VAT)
Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience
 £282 p/h
Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience
 £232 p/h
Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience          £185 p/h
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners
 £129 p/h

Please see the table below for our hourly fees from our Central London Office:

Guideline hourly rates

Fee earnerHourly Rate (ex. VAT)
Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience
 £373 p/h
Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience
 £289 p/h
Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience          £244 p/h
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners
 £139 p/h

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.

THE FEES BELOW DO NOT INCLUDE:

Disbursements: expenses regarding your case that can be paid to third parties, such as fees for the Barristers, Court, Tracing Agent, Police Invoice, Transcription, DNA Testing, Drug Testing, Capital Gains Tax Report and Property Evaulation.

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