Innovative new legal service to reduce the stress of
divorce.30th April 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Each year in the UK, thousands of divorcing couples become caught up in
costly and protracted legal disputes over separating their finances. For
couples already at breaking point due to the collapse of their marriage,
the stress and uncertainty over mounting legal bills is a real headache.
An innovative new service is being launched today, offering access
to expert family lawyers who will help people to negotiate a financial
settlement on divorce, for a transparent fixed price.
View the new Fixed Price ServiceThe new
service is being launched by Wikivorce, the UK's national divorce support
organisation, in collaboration with leading family law firms: Brethertons
LLP and The National Family Law Practice.
Ian Rispin, the
Managing Director of Wikivorce, explained "A common concern I hear when
talking to some of our 55,000 members, is that they are very worried about
large legal bills, and are particularly concerned that they have no control
over the way these costs escalate month by month. Traditional law firms
have been very reluctant to move away from hourly billing, but fortunately,
in Brethertons and The National Family Law Practice, we have found two very
enlightened firms, who have worked closely with us to develop this
innovative range of customer friendly, fixed price legal services."
Linda Jones, Head Of Family Law at Brethertons, agrees "In today's
economic climate, divorcing clients tell us they want cost-certainty and
fee transparency. With our service FAR £egal (Fixed Ancillary Relief) we
have broken the process down into four easy to understand steps and
provided clear, transparent pricing. This means that our clients will know
in advance exactly what the service delivers and how much it will cost."
Rachel Edwards Barrott, Principal Solicitor at TNFLP added, "We
have been working successfully with Wikivorce for over two years, providing
low cost divorces for many of their members. We are excited about extending
the range of affordable services to include negotiating financial
settlements at a fixed price, which will provide clients with a
professional legal service and peace of mind about the costs."
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