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the only good thing I can see out of all of this is where previously one parent was on legal aid and the other wasn't and costs were just racked up. Can't see any other good points though.
No there are no good points, other than the fact that the courts are under siege and applicants will be hanging round the courts for longer and longer. maybe overnight courts will come into effect after all!!
I have to say that solicitors on legal aid costs were never racked up, you had a fixed hourly rate to attend court, however privately funded solicitors, yes they maybe unless you get a quote for appearing in court, but that will usually be in the region of Β£350 to Β£500 - I can only quote my area, obviously i.e. London could be far more. And why I state that sometimes barristers can be cheaper.
Ah, you misunderstood me when I said racked up costs - what I meant was that the parent with legal aid could spin out the process which then racked up legal costs for the other parent who was paying out of their own pocket for their solicitor - it has been used as a way to get the privately funded parent to drop the case because they simply ran out of money.
:} sorry, yes I did misunderstand! LOL! But you are right, yes, for the private paying party, legal aid parties stretched things out always thinking about how much it costs and laughing about it. π
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