Divorce - Details of a good lawyer

[Random]

Hello all, can someone let me know a good legal contact for a London based contractor? The one i was going to go with threw himself under a train so need to search anew. Just looking to know my rights as going through mediation. Thanks

[northernladuk]

I swear this is a contractor forum and not a divorce lawyer forum... ah well... guess we can be flexible.

[prozak]

Hello all, can someone let me know a good legal contact for a London based contractor? The one i was going to go with threw himself under a train so need to search anew. Just looking to know my rights as going through mediation. Thanks

The world is going Mad. MAD i tells ya.

[quackhandle]

I had a mate in my last contract who runs his own online divorce site. Basically if you can both agree on most points you can actually DIY the divorce yourself and save £££££ on legal fees.

Let me know if you need the URL.

qh

[xoggoth]

I swear this is a contractor forum and not a divorce lawyer forum

Yeh, but he is probably thinking that if any of you lot are married it won't have lasted very long.

[Random]

I swear this is a contractor forum and not a divorce lawyer forum... ah well... guess we can be flexible.

thanks


well she gets legal aid so no issue and doesnt pay for mediation - i pay full wack however! I just want to be fair but if she throws a curve ball I want to have options... in the end she is looking for me to pay a fixed sum per month and if im benched that isnt going to work so well my end! Any lawyers contacts in London that have been useful would be well received.

[BrilloPad]

Hello all, can someone let me know a good legal contact for a London based contractor? The one i was going to go with threw himself under a train so need to search anew. Just looking to know my rights as going through mediation. Thanks

Are there any children involved or is it just money you need help with?

[Random]

Are there any children involved or is it just money you need help with?

one daughter (4), so not so straightforward as need to determine 15% of my net and what happens when im benched or take a holiday etc as the ex wants a consistent income which for a contractor is difficult.

[BrilloPad]

one daughter (4), so not so straightforward as need to determine 15% of my net and what happens when im benched or take a holiday etc as the ex wants a consistent income which for a contractor is difficult.

The most important thing is getting access to your daughter and making sure that she comes out of this as best she can. How do you plan to do that?

I hope you can convince your wife to be reasonable for the sake of your daughter. Unfortunately you never truly know someone until you divorce them.

In general for finances divide the money 50/50. Give one half to the lawyers.

Why are you getting divorced? Is there any way you can patch up the relationship with your wife? I strongly urge you to do whatever it takes.

[SteelyDan]

can someone let me know a good legal contact for a London based contractor?

Divorce=messy/painful/costly/life-changing, but as for a 'good lawyer', well this is subjective, and you'll only know if they've been 'good' once the process has been gone through. Despite this, I'm not sure what would constitute 'good' anyway - if you're looking for 'much cheapness' then be prepared for a long search - lawyers don't do cheapness. There's a legal process of course with certain rules - it's called Family Law.

If you are both determined to go down this (divorce) route (& I would strongly recommend you think again) then be prepared for it to be a costly exercise, in more ways than one.