This month, Managing Director Steve Kirwan celebrated 30 years at Nowell Meller. Steve joined the firm in 1994 and Steve’s determination, dedication, passion and expertise has been integral to making Nowell Meller the firm it is today. ...
Initial Appointments
Initial consultations are charged at £83.33 plus VAT (£100) payable in advance. This fee covers the cost of an initial consultation of up to one hour and a tailored letter of advice following this appointment.
Please note we do not provide Legal Aid for any Family Law work.
Divorce and Family Law Advice in Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme & Alsager
We offer fixed fee packages for divorce proceedings and our specialists will discuss the costs at your initial consultation.
We can offer fixed fees for other family law advice, but this is on a case by case basis as fixed fee packages are not always the best option for you. Most advice is charged at our hourly rates, but we always provide clear costs information at the outset and throughout.
Out of hours Family Law advice appointments in Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme & Alsager
We understand that office hours aren’t always convenient and can provide out of hours family law advice appointments in Stafford, Alsager and Newcastle-under-Lyme if requested. We aim to always be on hand to help and will accommodate where possible.
Fee Exemptions or Fee Remissions
If you are on a low income you can benefit from Court fee exemptions or reductions. You may not have to pay a fee, or you may get some money off if you have no savings or investments (or only a small amount) and receive certain benefits or are on a low income. You can also apply to get some or all of your money back if you’ve paid a fee in the last 3 months. However, you must have been eligible when you paid the fee. Our experts will assess your eligibility at your initial appointment.
Common Court Fees are:
| Application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution | £593 |
| Application for a financial order, other than by consent | £275 |
| Application by consent for a financial order – fees order | £53 |
| Application under the Children Act | £232 |
| Application for an Injunction | £0 |
Paying your Solicitors Costs
Most advice is charged at our hourly rates, but we always provide clear cost information at the outset and throughout and we can help you to budget the costs of your case.
We do not offer Legal Aid for any Family Law work however funding remains in place for some areas of family law but it now less commonly available. You can find out more information here.
Litigation Funding
We are able to put forward clients to Iceberg Credit for an Iceberg Client Credit account at the clients request. Such accounts allow you to finance the cost of your family legal fees and disbursements (subject to status) for up to 36 months, or until your case is completed if sooner.
As with any finance arrangement, it is important that you do not borrow more than you can afford to repay. Before applying you must be sure that your settlement will be sufficient to repay your Client Credit account in full at completion of your case or that you have some other means of repaying the outstanding balance, and that you can afford the minimum monthly interest payments. We can discuss the merits of your case with you but are not authorised to provide financial advice. If you are unsure as to whether this is the best way to finance your case, you should take independent financial advice. We do not receive any commission for our work with Iceberg Credit.
In April 2014, Resolution announced that they had selected Iceberg as their partner to offer matrimonial fee finance via their members.
If you would like to discuss this further please do not hesitate to speak to one of our friendly team members on 01785 252377 for Stafford appointments, 01782 987551 for Newcastle-under-Lyme or 01270 446260 for Alsager appointments.
