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How are legal fees so expensive ???!

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Stressheadmumma · 08/10/2024 16:22

Everyone I speak to says their divorce legal fees have been between 15-25k each. I find that so upsetting and would not want to waste that kind of money.

how does it end up costing this. How do we divorce and agree finances without paying ridiculous costs. Are there any good online guides where you work out what is a ‘fair deal’. Him being the higher earner and me raising he children and working part time sacrificing my own career and pension etc. if there a general rule of thumb in this situation and a good percentage to split. I will be doing majority of childcare still and we have agreed child maintained and maintaining house and mortgage so it is more longer term finances and house equity and pension.

any advice to avoid paying these people for my misery and effectively taking my life savings 😭

OP posts:
Dustyblue · 11/10/2024 09:15

Stressheadmumma · 11/10/2024 09:08

@Dustyblue sorry you are going through the same. It’s not easy is it and fear of how you will afford to live in the future is so hard. Balancing the kids needs and work and need to have a decent standard of living. Also a minefield. I am attending a free webinar today to see what that offers.

I really hope you get some ideas from the webinar!

Solidarity from Australia. XXX

Elektra1 · 11/10/2024 10:26

It doesn't need to be expensive if you agree. It's when people don't agree about asset split that it gets expensive. I spent over £25k and that was without any court applications - just a very long journey through mediation before ex would budge an inch.

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