Whether your split is amicable and straightforward or you need to go to court to secure a decision over child custody or a financial settlement, you will need a divorce lawyer.

What to expect from your divorce lawyer

 

Liverpool divorce lawyer courts

Sefton Magistrates Court
29 Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3XX

Liverpool Magistrates Court
107 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JQ

Employments Tribunal Service
Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1TS

Wirral Magistrates Court
Chester Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5HW

Bootle Deanery Clerk Of Works
School House, ST. Ambrose Barlow High School, Copy Lane, Bootle, L30 7PQ

Birkenhead County Court
76 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5EN

St Helens County Court
Rexmoor House, Cotham Street, St Helens, WA10 1SE

St Helens & Knowsley Magistrates Court
The Court House, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1SZ

HM Coroner For Merseyside & Wirral District
Midland Bank Building, Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4EB

Halton Magistrates Courts
Halton Lea, Law Courts, Runcorn, WA7 2HA

Courts Wigan County Courts
Crawford Street, The Courthouse, Wigan, WN1 1NG

HM Coroner
Town Hall, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1DA

At an initial meeting, the divorce lawyer you choose to work with in Liverpool will simply set out your options and the likely outcomes and costs. Such predictions are not, however, guaranteed and depend a great deal on how the other party respond.

The cost and time required for using a divorce lawyer vary massively depending on how complicated your affairs are and how much the parties involved can deal with themselves. If you simply need a divorce lawyer to assess an arrangement you have come to with the other party and make it official then this will not take long or cost much. If the split is acrimonious and a judge is required to make a decision then it will take longer, your divorce lawyer will have do more work and therefore it will cost more. Issues such as complex finances, child custody and pre-nuptial agreements can also mean greater time and costs.

Mediation and collaborative law are two increasingly popular means of keeping costs down, speeding matters up and ensuring greater amicability. Not all divorce lawyers are equipped to deal with such techniques but if you are interested in alternatives to court proceedings then it is worth enquiring about the viability of using one of these approaches in your case.

NB: None of this information should be construed as legal advice.