Affordable advice from our panel of solicitors – what they can advise you on

Summary

We have teamed up with Resolution to provide a panel of family law solicitors that can help our users at the most important points of their family case for a reduced, fixed fee. This section tells you about the topics the family law solicitor can help you with as part of this service. It is really important to work your way carefully through the relevant guide so that you are well prepared to get the most out of your advice session. The way we can offer a reduced fee through this service is by you being well informed and prepared. This saves the solicitor and you time in your meeting. To help you see the topics covered by our panel of solicitors in each of the guides you can check the lists for each guide below. This service is for people living or divorcing in England and Wales. 1 A survival guide to sorting out child arrangements 2 Apply for a child arrangements order without the help of a lawyer 3 A survival guide to sorting out your finances when you get divorced 4 Apply for a financial order without the help of a lawyer Here is a list of the topics our panel of solicitors can advise you on if you are using our Sorting out child arrangements. * Where you stand legally on the.

Key information

• •Where you stand legally on the problems that are most worrying you now.
• •What the court might recommend in your situation.
• •What your next steps should be.
• •How to avoid going to court by approaching your ex with a fair proposal.
• •How to draft a letter which sets out the difficulties with the current arrangements and your proposal for future arrangements.
• •How to respond to your ex’s proposal or counter proposal.
• •The right time to apply to court, if at all, and what other options might be available to you.
• •Which forms you need to complete and what to include in them, including help on any bits you find difficult.
• •What is likely to happen in your case once you have taken your application forms to court.
• •Whether you need to ask the court for an urgent hearing or not.
• •How to draft a letter which sets out the difficulties with the current arrangement and your proposal for future arrangements.
• •If you do need an urgent court hearing, how to go about it.

Practical guidance

• •Source: [Affordable advice from our panel of solicitors – what they can advise you on](https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/family-and-children/divorce-and-separation/affordable-advice-our-panel-solicitors-what)

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