Legal Aid Rates and Funding Fees
Legal Aid Fees Funding
Legal Aid is still available. At Maria Fogg Family Law we can offer Legal Aid to clients if you are:
– a victim of domestic abuse or,
– if social services are involved with your children.
Please contact our office to discuss legal aid funding.
Fixed Fee
Guide
What areas of work can we offer under a fixed fee?
We offer advice and a range of services in relation to all areas of family law including:-
- Care Proceedings
- Domestic Abuse
- Injunctions/Non-Molestation
- Child Arrangement Orders
- Specific Issue Orders
- Prohibited Steps Orders
- Parental Responsibility
- Parental Abduction
- Grandparents’ Rights
- Divorce/Separation
- Financial Matters
- Civil Partnerships
- Cohabiter Disputes
- Change of Name Deeds
We will check whether legal aid is still available for your case but if not then we may be able to offer a fixed fee service.
What is a fixed fee?
A fixed fee is exactly what it sounds like. We will agree to undertake a specific piece of work at a fixed price. We will agree with you on what we will do and fix the price.
Any legal issue involving your family or a relationship breakdown is stressful and can be an expensive experience. We aim to provide our clients with certainty on costs so wherever possible we will offer a fixed fee. Our fixed fees are aimed at keeping the strain that our clients face to a minimum. Our clients can have the certainty of knowing exactly how much their costs are. Not all work is suitable for a fixed fee and if this applies to your case we will advise you accordingly. In these cases then we will be able to give an estimate of our fee and we will not exceed this estimate without your agreement
How does the fixed fee work?
Your case will be considered by one of our experienced staff. We will then agree the action that we will take and provide the fee that will be charged. We can offer a fixed fee for different stages of your case and you can purchase all or some stages to suit your individual needs or a package to deal with the whole of your case.
Unlike other firms you do not need to instruct us to deal with your whole case but can purchase legal advice for certain stages which you find difficult to deal with.
We can offer a fixed fee to deal with all aspects of your case, including Court proceedings. You can limit your costs up to the stage that is purchased and then you have the choice whether or not to purchase the next stage. You have control over how much your costs are.
There are always occasions when the unexpected occurs and additional work is required. We will tell you immediately if this happens and no further cost is incurred until a further fee agreement is agreed.
Variations from the fixed fee can also occur if the work needed changes significantly. Your solicitor will consider the change and impact on your case. If the change means that the work required falls outside your agreed action you will be notified in writing and given the option of a new fee arrangement.
HOW TO CONTACT US
By phone
0151 489 9431 mobile / WhatsApp 0788 926 0917
Our email
m.fogg@mariafoggfamilylaw.co.uk
Our Address
Our address Maria Fogg Family Law Ltd, 32 Derby Road, Huyton Village, L36 9UJ
Initial Consultation Fixed Fees
| Fee | VAT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial consultation and assessment of case with the head of the family department and a letter to the other side | £250.00 | £50.00 | £300.00 |
| Initial consultation and assessment of case with an advanced family panel member and a letter to the other side | £200.00 | £40.00 | £240.00 |
| Initial consultation and assessment of case with a Chartered Legal Executive or a solicitor and a letter to the other side. | £175.00 | £35.00 | £210.00 |
| Initial consultation and assessment of case with a fee earner or a trainee solicitor/legal executive and a letter to the other side | £150.00 | £30.00 | £180.00 |
| Change of name deed – Adult Only | £60.00 | £12.00 | £72.00 |
| Change of name deed – Child Only An initial consultation will be required. Fees below:- – £300 Head of Department – £240 Advanced Family Panel Member – £210.00 Chartered Legal Executive or Solicitor – £180.00 Fee earner | £60.00 | £12.00 | £72.00 |
Injunction
& Protection
| Fee | VAT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation of Non Molestation/Occupation Application and supporting documents up to and including lodgement at Court. | £600.00 | £120.00 | £720.00 |
| Representation at without notice hearing | £500.00 | £100.00 | £600.00 |
| Representation at a return date (as applicant) | £500.00 | £100.00 | £600.00 |
| Representation at a final hearing (as respondent) | £400.00 | £80.00 | £480.00 |
| First consultation including considering papers (Respondent). | £300.00 | £60.00 | £360.00 |
Children
Fee Guide
| Fee | VAT | Court Fee | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representation at a hearing as applicant (except final hearings) | £500.00 | £100.00 | £600.00 | |
| Representation at first hearing as respondent. (except final hearings) | £400.00 | £80.00 | £480.00 | |
| Bundle preparation – dependent upon the case – this is at the fee earners discretion based upon time spent on preparation. | £45.00 | £8.00 | – | £54.00 |
All work outside of the fixed fee is to be undertaken at the hourly rate of the allocated fee earner.
Please contact us for further information and advice.
