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Solicitor advice in the context of divorce is like going for a fitting with a tailor. You are measured up; the suit is put together accordingly; you pay through the nose. At the final fitting, once the work has been done, you get the spiel: the cuffs are meant to be that short, or, it’s just the weave of the fabric…
Solicitors often base their advice on the following criteria:-
· Your financial situation – past and present
· Your emotional state of mind
· The emotional state of mind of your spouse
Whatever you tell your solicitor will not change the following facts: only YOU and YOUR SPOUSE will be able to thrash out a deal unless you go right to the end of litigation and ask for a judge’s decision. The advice of your legal practitioner will bear upon the following issues:
· Possible solutions concerning arrangements for children
· Division of assets
· Future alimony/spousal maintenance payments.
And yet, just how qualified is your legal practitioner to provide solutions to the above problems? The true answer is, not much more qualified than you are. For the following reasons:
· Only you and your spouse understand the needs of your children
· All assets under current English family law are technically subject to a fifty/fifty split between divorcing parties
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