Tom
your asking a fair question ? should you have a solicitor or not, in my experience, the answer is NO they tend to swallow up any equity you have in your home in fees, they are the only winners, and the parties to the divorce end up loosing everything because they cannot pay the extortionate fees that lawyers demand.
As I said I owed £18,000 and my ex wife £25,000 that is £43000 in fees, I could not pay it, she could not pay hers, it came out of the house equity, we both ended up with nothing.
Like I said, there is only 1 winner in a divorce agreement unless you are Heather Mills and Paul McCartney.
Solicitors and lawyers appointed by Country Court.
You take your chances once having been warned.
