New Fixed Price Divorce – Just £450*

Today sees the launch of our new fixed price divorce package.

Our fixed fee divorce provides you with the security of knowing exactly what your divorce will cost. However, our expertise and experience means you will not be compromising on service or standards.

Whichever lawyer is assigned to your case, you can rest assured that you will receive all the professional and emotional support that you need at this particular time.

Our fixed fee for an undefended divorce is £450 plus VAT and Court fees (currently £385 – though this can be subject to change by the Court).

Additional costs will apply if your case involves children or financial issues. We will provide you with cost estimates for these issues which are charged on an hourly rate basis and available on request.

Your Fixed Price Divorce: What We Will Do

  • Provide you with a free first appointment with one of our specialist family lawyers.
  • Prepare all the documents necessary to obtain your divorce on an undefended basis.
  • Arrange for all the documents to be sent to the Court.

Your Fixed Price Divorce: What You Will Need To Do

  • To complete in full our questionnaire prior to your first appointment.
  • Provide us with your original, or a certified copy of, your marriage certificate.
  • Provide us with any other information we may request as soon as you are able to do so.
  • Consider and approve any documents we send to you quickly and return them to us.
  • To pay in full at the end of the first appointment.

Your Fixed Price Divorce: What Is Not Included In The Fixed Fee

  • Having the other party served personally with the papers if he/she does not co-operate.
  • If any part of the case becomes defended.
  • If the divorce petition needs to be altered once it has been sent to the court.
  • Cases where you do not know where the other party lives.
  • Cases involving proceedings or parties living outside of England and Wales.

If you are interested in our fixed fee divorce package please contact us on 01392 421777 (Exeter) or 01752 674999 (Plymouth).

Please download and complete this questionnaire before your first appointment.

*plus VAT and Court fees.

Welcome To Our New Website!

We are delighted to welcome you to our new website! We have spent the last four months completely re-vamping our old site, halving content and streamlining navigation so it will now take visitors on average 50% less time to find the information needed.

Check out the new blog section which features an “Information Centre”, including a range of useful articles aimed specifically at mums, dads and children.

Rachel Buckley, Director, says:

“We are renowned for our problem-solving and holistic approach to family law. We know from our clients that they need legal advice at this difficult time, as well as emotional and practical support. Our website provides all of this – and what’s more, we have now made advice even more accessible and up to date via the blog.”

She added:

“This is just the first stage of our website development. We plan to add other features other the coming months to help further families going through divorce and separation.”

 

Law Society Vice-President Visits Hartnell Chanot

Family Law Specialists, Hartnell Chanot & Partners were delighted to welcome the Vice-President of the Law Society, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, to their offices recently.

Hartnell Chanot was one of a select number of law firms that Lucy visited during a trip to the South West. The purpose of the visit was to engage with member firms, seek feedback on the key issues currently affecting the legal industry and discuss ways in which the Law Society might address them.

High on the agenda were the proposed cuts to Legal Aid which, if implemented will mean many thousands of vulnerable people not having access to legal support. The Law Society and law firms across the country, including Hartnell Chanot, have been lobbying the government hard to change their proposals which are being debated in Parliament as part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

 

Due to uncertainty regarding the future of legal aid many law firms are withdrawing from providing publically funded legal services. Consequently there are fewer and fewer options available for those people needing legal help but with limited finances. Lucy praised Hartnell Chanot for their commitment to providing legal aid and to helping vulnerable clients, she commented, “It is vitally important that firms such as Hartnell Chanot are able to continue supporting clients in need.”

Norman Hartnell, Director at Hartnell Chanot, said: “It was a pleasure to meet Lucy and to have the opportunity to discuss the significant issues affecting the legal industry with a senior representative from our professional body. The proposed cuts to legal aid will have a dramatic impact on society and we are very concerned for the large number of vulnerable people which need our professional help.”

Early in December the government announced plans to delay implementation of the proposed changes to legal aid scope and provision. The legal sector has welcomed this announcement and sees the delay to the implementation schedule as providing a window of opportunity to work with stakeholders in improving Bill.

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Top row from left to right: Rachel Buckley, Stephen Sowden, Caroline Ryan, Norman Hartnell, Jane Chanot, Alexandra Boardman, Julia Clayton

Bottom row from left to right: Jonathan Madge, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff (The Law Society), Matthew Still (The Law Society)