Consent Orders – Fixed Fee
Fixed fee: £750 + VAT
Court fee: £60 payable separately
This fixed-fee service is available for straightforward divorce or dissolution matters where:
- the parties have already reached agreement on the financial settlement;
- the matter involves medium assets and is not unusually complex;
- there are no substantial disputes still to resolve;
full instructions and the information needed to prepare the order are provided promptly; - the matter is suitable to be dealt with by way of a consent order only, rather than wider contested financial remedy proceedings.
- A consent order is used to ask the court to approve an agreed financial settlement.
What is included in the fixed fee
The fixed fee typically includes:
- reviewing the agreed heads of settlement;
drafting the consent order; - preparing or assisting with the supporting consent order paperwork;
- corresponding with you in relation to the documents needed for filing;
- arranging submission to the court once the matter is ready.
What is not included
The fixed fee does not include:
- negotiating the financial agreement between the parties;
- contested financial remedy proceedings;
- complex pension issues;
- business assets, trusts, overseas assets or unusually high-value structures;
enforcement work; - substantial re-drafting caused by changing instructions or lack of agreement;
- advice on tax or specialist financial planning.
Where the matter is more complex or agreement has not yet been reached, further work may be needed outside the fixed-fee service.
Transparency note
At Arthurs Solicitors, we believe pricing should be clear from the outset. If, after reviewing your matter, we consider that it falls outside a straightforward agreed consent order case, we will explain that promptly and discuss the most appropriate pricing basis before carrying out additional work.
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