Excellent divorce lawyer needed - Portsmouth area
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Yes there is a lot at stake. The reason I want a referral is that I used a lawyer to get me through the divorce process to nisi who was not to put too fine a point on it, useless. She even sent the court paperwork to a previous address...
Now I am sorting out a financial settlement, there is what I would consider a lot of money and my (not hers) kids inheritance that I would like protected. So if someone that has had a good experience can reply I would be grateful.
Are the nosey comedians among us happy now?
Now I am sorting out a financial settlement, there is what I would consider a lot of money and my (not hers) kids inheritance that I would like protected. So if someone that has had a good experience can reply I would be grateful.
Are the nosey comedians among us happy now?
Catherine Sousa at Sousa Richards Solicitors. They have offices in Southampton and Alresford. She is great to deal with, can't recommend her highly enough.
Do not use Saulet Ashworth in Portsmouth - the
, sorry, my ex used them and they are so incompetent they forgot to apply for a Decree Nisi, so strung my hell out by another six months; absolute cretins.
Do not use Saulet Ashworth in Portsmouth - the
, sorry, my ex used them and they are so incompetent they forgot to apply for a Decree Nisi, so strung my hell out by another six months; absolute cretins.SeeFive said:
Yes there is a lot at stake. The reason I want a referral is that I used a lawyer to get me through the divorce process to nisi who was not to put too fine a point on it, useless. She even sent the court paperwork to a previous address...
Now I am sorting out a financial settlement, there is what I would consider a lot of money and my (not hers) kids inheritance that I would like protected. So if someone that has had a good experience can reply I would be grateful.
Are the nosey comedians among us happy now?
Have a look at The Legal 500.Now I am sorting out a financial settlement, there is what I would consider a lot of money and my (not hers) kids inheritance that I would like protected. So if someone that has had a good experience can reply I would be grateful.
Are the nosey comedians among us happy now?
http://www.legal500.com/
Zoon said:
Save your money and defend yourself, at worst it'll end up 50/50.
With due respect, that is the biggest load of cobblers I have ever read given my specific circumstances. Knowledge of likely outcomes, case history and specific crevices that may be useful to balance it back towards 50/50 is something that those of us who are not dealing with these issues day in / day out lack. Also, the difference between what she wants and 50/50 is a small percentage of a lawyer cost, so it is IMO a good investment on the right professional to pull things back to a fair outcome.
This is not a simple case. A fair amount of equity up for grabs, and massively different salaries / pensions seem to move the scales quite a bit. Given that she has a lawyer who is (mis)representing her side of it, I need one too, and to make a difference, a better one than hers.
SeeFive said:
With due respect, that is the biggest load of cobblers I have ever read given my specific circumstances.
Knowledge of likely outcomes, case history and specific crevices that may be useful to balance it back towards 50/50 is something that those of us who are not dealing with these issues day in / day out lack. Also, the difference between what she wants and 50/50 is a small percentage of a lawyer cost, so it is IMO a good investment on the right professional to pull things back to a fair outcome.
This is not a simple case. A fair amount of equity up for grabs, and massively different salaries / pensions seem to move the scales quite a bit. Given that she has a lawyer who is (mis)representing her side of it, I need one too, and to make a difference, a better one than hers.
Given that I don't know your specific circumstances you may well be right.Knowledge of likely outcomes, case history and specific crevices that may be useful to balance it back towards 50/50 is something that those of us who are not dealing with these issues day in / day out lack. Also, the difference between what she wants and 50/50 is a small percentage of a lawyer cost, so it is IMO a good investment on the right professional to pull things back to a fair outcome.
This is not a simple case. A fair amount of equity up for grabs, and massively different salaries / pensions seem to move the scales quite a bit. Given that she has a lawyer who is (mis)representing her side of it, I need one too, and to make a difference, a better one than hers.
I can only go on experience of a good friend who represented himself against a barrister and he came out with 50/50 when they were looking for 70/30.
You will only know if yours is better than hers when you win or lose.
Zoon said:
Save your money and defend yourself, at worst it'll end up 50/50.
Yep, we'd like to think so.But in reality it's the starting point, not the finishing point that anybody's aiming for. That's a big difference.
My advice (from bitter experience) would be to get the best brief you can get and steam in as hard as can possibly seen to be acceptable. I shouldn't say this in these terms but from a bloke's point of view it's all there to be lost and little to be gained. Sometimes, attack is the best form of defence.
Edited for stupid spelling
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