Solicitors scotland

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exH and me are wanting to get a formal seperation in place and transfer the mortgage to my name (already seen mortgagepeople and have document ready). No maintenance problems, or access to kids problems everything straightforward, will agree to equity share and pensions share etc.

Big question is do we still need a seperate solicitor? Or can one solicitor sort it all out.

If its all amicable, and you both are all agreed, then one solicitor can handle - but only on behalf of one party. You just don't need both to have a solicitor.

If you get a bad solicitor, then they will attempt to [1] get you to get one each [2] start a hostile approach.

Get a good one, and they have to ask and recommend to the other person that they get a lawyer, but otherwise it can be handled by one party. Of course during the proceedings either one can get a second solicitor.

Incidentally - if its just separation, and you are looking for a separation agreement drawn up, you can do this without a solicitor, but it is recommended you have one to draw up an agreement. Also if one party doesn't have a solicitor, technically they can always go back and claim they should have had one - hence the letter saying we recommend you get legal advice.

I have decided I will get my own representation, not that I doubt his intentions, I just want to make sure someone is checking everything on my behalf. I will get some degree of legal aid so hopfully it won't cost me too much.