Divorce is perhaps one of the most stressful experiences in life and whether you are considering separating, divorcing or dissolving a Civil Partnership, it is important to take expert legal advice to make sure that not only is your Divorce amicable, but property and assets are protected for you and your children (where involved) are properly taken care of.
The Family Division now prefers couples to reach agreement using Family Mediation rather than resort to Divorce hearings in the family courts. You often hear Courts and Family lawyers refer to it as collaborative Law
In many cases, it is advisable to take legal advice if you are just considering separation, Divorce or dissolution of a Civil Partnership, as discussing the issues with Specialist a Divorce Lawyer before a decision is made can help a client focus on the issues in a relationship as well as the issues that need to be addressed in a Divorce settlement. It has proven to be cost wise as well.
Kingsville Law Solicitors is a leading firm of Divorce and family lawyers with acknowledged expertise in all aspects of Family practice including but not limited to Child/Care law and can advise on all aspects of Divorce including:
Divorce Matters
- Civil Partnerships
- Domestic violence/child abuse
- Extended family/alternative family
- Family mediation
- Formal separation
- Informal separation
- International Divorce
- Judicial separation
- Same-sex marriage
- Separation agreements
Divorce and Finance Matters
- Finances and property in Divorce
- Finances after Divorce
- High net worth individuals
- International financial disputes
- Pensions in Divorce and separation
- Wills and trusts
Divorce and Child Care
- Child Arrangement Orders
- Child contact and access arrangements
- Child custody
- Children and finances
- Child law and separation
- Child mediation
- International child abduction
- Prohibited Steps Orders
- Specific Issue Orders
- Social Services
- Wardship
Whatever stage you have reached in your decision to divorce, separate or dissolve a civil partnership, call Kingsville Law Solicitors Divorce Solicitors on 02083171477 for more information about our services or to arrange an initial client meeting to discuss your divorce matter or complete our Inquiries Form.
Fees and Funding
There is no legal aid funding available for work in this category Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, changes to the eligibility criteria for Legal Aid also called public funding changed from April 2013.
- We only take cases that can be funded privately under our fee arrangement listed below.
Hourly rates
Our charges are either hourly rated or fixed fee where applicable. You will be advised at the commencement of your instruction if your matter is suitable for or will be chargeable on fixed fee.
We are Value added Tax registered legal service provider. Our VAT Registration number is 317195108. Our hourly rates set out below are net of VAT. This mean Value added tax is chargeable at the current rate of 20% for the total fee chargeable. We review our hourly rates each year on 1st November to consider increases in costs. We will notify you in writing if the rates you are being charged are increased and the date from which the increases will apply.
We will charge you £300.00 for each hour spent on your matter by [Gafar Gbadamosi or equivalent person responsible for the case].
Where others are required to assist with your matter, we will charge you the following hourly rates for their work:
| Grade | Description | Hourly rate |
| 1 | Solicitors with over 8 years’ post-qualification experience | £300.00 |
| 2 | Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ post-qualification experience | £265.00 |
| 3 | Solicitors of less than 4 years’ post-qualification experience, legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £240.00 |
| 4 | Trainees, paralegals and fee earners of equivalent experience | £220.00 |
All routine correspondence which we write will be charged at 1/10th of the hourly rate, while routine correspondence we receive will be charged at 1/20th of the hourly rate.
All routine telephone calls, either made or received, will be charged at 1/10th of the hourly rate.
More complicated correspondence and telephone calls will be charged at the hourly rate for the actual time they take.
Disbursement Charges
Additional charges may be payable for Disbursement. This are charged at the rate of the Home Office prescribed fee chargeable. This amount payable depends on the category of relevant application being submitted on your behalf including the National Health Service surcharge for your age group (either adult or child) and Biometric Centre (external agent) charges. There may be separate charges payable if you are appealing the Home Office decision. Please enquire within.
Other expenses
There may also be other expenses which we need to pay on your behalf. These can include:
- court fees.
- fees for expert reports.
- barristers’ fees.
These will be listed separately on your bill, and you may be charged VAT in relation to these expenses too.