Ampla Finance / YouGov Survey On UK Divorce: How Couples Found The Process & How They Were Served
Ampla Finance has conducted a fascinating survey through YouGov, assisted by Nigel Shepherd, canvassing a sample of 1,005 divorced UK adults, and exploring their experiences of the divorce process and how they were served.
The results are striking:
- Family and friends are replacing legal aid: 41% of under-55s borrowed money from friends of family to finance their divorce, compared to 11% of over-55s, who were most likely to have been eligible for legal aid.
- The perception is that solicitor fees are becoming less transparent: More than a third of under-55s said their divorce was more expensive than initially quoted, compared to 26% of over-55s.
- The younger demographic is moving away from their solicitor’s office to the web: only 20% of under 55s sought help from a legal adviser compared to 66% of over 55s.
This very much echoes our experience with couples at The Divorce Surgery. Clients do not want a ‘business as usual’ approach to family law, and are extremely concerned about disproportionate and open-ended legal bills, which are pricing some couples out of expertise altogether. That is why we are committed to our fixed fee structure, so that every couple who comes to us is given a total fee for the whole service before they pay a penny.
You can read the full report here.
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Published content by The Divorce Surgery Editorial Team.
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