The biggest financial cost of all divorces are the fees charged by solicitors and barristers. This can be as little as a few thousand pounds to over hundreds of thousands. Therefore, it is very important to make the right decisions when it comes to hiring solicitors and barristers if this is what you intend to do. In this Help Guide will go over legal aid for divorce & family matters, solicitors, barristers, litigation loans and bullying by proxy.

BOX 1 – Here we will go over legal aid for divorce & family matters answering all the questions you may have.

BOX 2 – Here we will explain the job descriptions of who’s who in your divorce and separation, including other names they are known as and any red flags to look out for.

BOXES 3 & 4 – These Help Guides will take you through how to choose a solicitor and barrister –  

• Where to find them.
• How to interview them.
• What to ask. 
• How to deal with them.
• How to not let them dominate you and your divorce.
• How to complain if they have not treated you professionally or been incompetent. 

BOX 5 – This section will go over litigation loans. Should you take one out or should you avoid them at all costs? If a solicitors firm is recommending you take one out then are they getting a kickback?

BOX 6 – When this website was written we found that there was an issue commonly experienced by many within the court system, but it didn’t have a name. Eventually, we came across an article that gave this issue a name. It was called bullying by proxy. This is so common, that we felt it deserved a box of its own. Please read this section and be aware that this may be happening to you or could happen to you.