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amr2021
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28 Dec 22 #520337 by amr2021

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I have agreed a financial settlement with my spouse and her solicitor has sent the draft Consent Order to my solicitor for review (I am the respondent). My solicitor, who I have been using on an ad-hoc basis, wants £1500 plus VAT to review the documents before they are submitted to court. Is this is reasonable amount?
The settlement is a simple buy out of a property with no pensions, no children, no maintenance or other sums involved. We have agreed to the amount of the buy-out so I don't think the Consent Order will need to be amended. Should I contact a different solicitor to see how much they would charge?

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28 Dec 22 - 28 Dec 22 #520340 by wikivorce team

Reply from wikivorce team

Wikivorce provides this service for a fixed fee:

Consent Order Advice Service £99

Note that this does not include legal advice on the fairness of the settlement - only on the wording of the document itself.

If you need legal advice on the fairness then this is also available for a fixed fee:

Legal Advice On Financial Settlement £199

Last edit: 28 Dec 22 by wikivorce team.

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