Product Description

A complete step-by-step guide to the divorce process, covering all the legal procedures and financial implications. Also contains advice on finding the right solicitor, details on the treatment of pensions, information on court costs and advice on changes to child support.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37485 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Mail on Sunday
'Explains in simple terms how divorce works and the financial
implications'

Choice
'This handbook will answer your initial questions and is much
cheaper than paying a solicitor'

About the Author
After qualifying as a solicitor, Imogen Clout specialised in
family law and worked at a number of different practices in London. She was
an early member of the Solicitors Family Law Association and a founder
member of the National Stepfamily Association. She was written on and
taught family law for many years.

Customer Reviews

An excellent A-Z guide!
When one is taking the first steps into this minefield, decent advise is necessary! I have previously read Which? guides to other subjects and so I knew I could trust it. The Guide has an easy index to find specific information, or browsable chapters. The additional reading suggested at the end is very useful as well. I was impressed with the book and thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is taking their first (or last!) step into this murky area!!

The Which Guide to Divorce
Prior to buying this book, I had attended a couple of free sessions with lawyers to discuss my circumstances. I was dismayed that in both cases, after speaking to 'wet behind the ears' juniors - who seemed to have limited knowledge of divorce law - but an indepth knowledge of their fees P>If you trawl the Net for information - you will also find that Lawyers are less than forthcoming with free information. This book stands head and shoulders above others. It gives clear, comprehensive, impartial advice, and encourages couples to engage in mediation in order to resolve issues, in a manner less costly than funding adversarial lawyers.

My problems are not yet resolved, but this book has demonstrated that there are methods of attaining an outcome suited to both parties in a civilised and less costly manner.

Check the bill from your lawyer!
This excellent book will give you a very good road map when it comes to divorce. If you find yourself in more complicated territory this book won't be sufficient on its own but it should at least help you to ask the right kinds of questions.

Some very good advice is that lawyers make for expensive counsellors. The other point that could be stressed more is that lawyers are only human; they make mistakes. As with most things in life you should not rely completely on somebody else to look after your own interests. Finally, despite pretty much anything else that is going on, check your bill and challenge it promptly - Have you been double-charged for copy letters?What are you being charged for emails? (it might be the same as a letter); Is your lawyer sending lots of long letters (expensive) when short letters would do (less expensive)? Are you wasting time on correspondence when moving swiftly to issuing proceedings would get the whole thing on a time-table set by the Court? (particularly relevant if the other side is ignoring your letters) Is the breakdown of charges clear? It is incredibly difficult to focus on bills when in the midst of a divorce but it is time well spent. A good lawyer will help you but they are also there to make money based on chargeable time. Nothing wrong with that but make sure they don't make too much at your expense.