My H and I have been separated for 3 years but are only just getting round to starting divorce proceeding and financial stuff. We can divorce using 2 years separation and I need to contact a solicitor soon to get things started soon as both of us want things sorted now. We have 2 young DCs and seem to be able to agree on things with them.
We are just negotiating a sum of money for me to buy him out and we seem to be close to agreeing something between ourselves there too ( based on advice I have taken from a couple of solicitors and my own research) after a tumultuous 3 years it all seems to be going ok on the surface.
That said my H can be quite changeable . I have been to a few free consultations with solicitors at different stages over the last 3 years and have been told different things. I liked the most expensive one the most but do I need to use the most expensive one in this case? Should I almost assume that things could take a turn with my H and go with the more expensive one ?
In people's experience should I assume there is a rocky road ahead and that his solicitor will step in and move the goalposts when we go to get this drawn up ( it's not unreasonable - but I guess he could push for more) ?
How straightforward are things normally when you have agreed things yourselves? I just wondered what other people's experiences were of this.
Also if things aren't contested and we get things agreed then how long do things like this take? I just don't want to be in a situation where I am sleeping easier at night as I think it's all sorted and then he changes his mind at the last minute.
I really appreciate any thoughts on the above questions. Thanks.
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Reaching an agreement with limited solicitor involvement
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Seth · 19/02/2013 06:40
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