Family law pricing

Full support means we manage your case from start to finish.

This may include:

• Legal advice throughout your case
• Preparing documents
• Negotiating with the other side
• Representing you in court if needed
• Helping with urgent or complex issues

For when you want to run the case yourself, and need ad-hoc support or advice.

Guided support tasks may include:

• Reviewing a draft agreement
• Preparing or checking a consent order
• Helping you understand what to say in mediation
• Advising on a specific child arrangement issue
• Explaining your legal position before you make a decision

Guided support does not include ongoing representation, negotiation with the other side or court representation.

If you need a higher level of support, Full support may be more suitable. You can move to this option at any point.

For Guided support, you will pay the hourly rate needed to complete the tasks you have chosen.

With this option, clients will have minimal support:

• You’ll enter your information into the online portal, and the team* will complete the rest of the form for you.
• You won’t have access to other legal documentation or protection, like a final consent order.
• You will only pay a fixed fee. Prices start from £179, plus the court fee.

This option is only suitable for straightforward, uncontested divorces and will not cover any children issues or separating financial ties. If you do an online divorce without breaking financial ties, your spouse could make a claim against your finances, pensions and assets in the future, even if you believe there are no marital assets. We can help protect you from any future claims through our Consent Order service, which we can provide through our full support, or guided support services.

If you’re still unsure which is the right option for you, our find your service page can help.

*This service is provided by a trusted partner, Divorce Online. Stowe Family Law does not provide this service directly. If you choose to proceed, your contract will be with Divorce Online. Stowe Family Law may receive a referral fee if you use this service.

For our Full support service, the process is as follows:

1. We’ll create a Stowe account for you and ask you to add money to it for the expected work.
2. Each month, we’ll generate a bill for the work done.
3. We’ll take the billed amount from the money that is currently in your account.
4. If needed, we’ll ask you to top up the money on your account to cover the work for the next month. Any money remaining on your account at the end will be refunded to you.

There are a number of external lenders who offer bespoke funding to cover legal costs, taxes, and fees. In certain circumstances, repayment is not required until the case is over.

We cannot recommend providers, but we have working relationships with lenders, such as:

• Ampla
• Rhea
• Level

The availability, interest rates, and other terms will vary per lender. It is important to receive financial advice before undertaking any loan application.

If you choose our Guided support or Online divorce services, we will request full payment upfront.

As part of our Guided support solution, if you select any additional tasks to those initially agreed, you will pay for these on top of the amount you have already paid.

Please note that we do not offer legal aid at Stowe Family Law. You can check if you are eligible for legal aid from the government.

After your free, no-obligation consultation with our Client Services Team, you’ll have the opportunity to book a paid Initial Strategy Meeting with one of our lawyers.

During this meeting, your lawyer will take the time to understand your circumstances, goals and any complexities in your case. Using this information, they’ll prepare a personalised cost estimate tailored to your situation.

Your estimate will outline the costs you can expect at each stage of your case. It will include the likely costs of resolving matters outside of court, as well as an indication of potential additional costs if court proceedings become necessary.

Our experts have been advising clients across the UK for over 50 years. We understand the complexities and uncertainties that can come with family law issues.

At Stowe, we have a unique team working structure. Our team works collaboratively, meaning that our Managing Partners won’t work on admin – instead, our Legal Assistants will do this. This allows us to keep your costs low whilst delivering great value with expert, specialist service.