Wikivorce Reviews

The Applicant without the family funds-LIP

Along hard divorce without funding Everyone needs to be aware divorce costs met 50 50 no matter the situation Any expert advise such as a Single Joint Expert are to be met 50 50 I was broke I paid with time unit gaining a litigation loan which took a year due to my lack of funds After a 23 year marriage nothing was in my name This cost implication made it impossible to leave the marriage The financially stronger simple wins with better legals it is by far NOT a level playing field 1 Solicitors knew the situation and finance issues used my entire funds until they no more Coming off the court record 2 Depression desperation and no way to dissolve this marriage this was a second attempt I bailed the first time due to lack of funding and fear stupidly trying to save the marriage sadly giving time to the dishonest party to dissipate assets into cryptocurrencies another long story 3 Calling Wikivorce was like a Ureka moment finding Nicola saved legal fees for one year empowering to be reading and responding with the other side HNT legals Though well and truly terrifying there was no other way The other side legals playing an awful legal game with family funds 4 Nicola was there in those dark deeply stressful moments helping instil confidence honesty and a lot of knowledge regarding family law 5 Getting through multiple directional Hearings avoidance with disclosure lies verbal threats and bullying tactics to avoid Full Frank Disclosure simply provided years to push distance between the asset dissipation into bitcoin Certain accounts after 5 years were not possible to obtain 5 Tracing with experts costs increasing - 6 DH later 6 FDR was finally the settling point the Final Hearing told to take another year and costs to double those already paid I would advise many to be prepared for the worst if you are dealing with a dishonest party Gain all the applications and steps in the early stages of divorce use any funding or litigation when needed most at the critical stage FDR FH Nicola says get all your ducks in a row The courts through paperwork out or ignore bundles that are not orderly As LIP the party who had no experience with the family law process let alone the complex directions statements spread sheets files deadlines and so on Somehow Nicola will get you through Using Direct Access Barristers do your research call around book them ASAP or they get lost close to the hearing if you have not confirmed do not leave yourself in court alone unless you are super strong and clever with presenting and preparation skills

Nicola from Wikivorce is just the best

Nicola from Wikivorce is just the best person I could have asked for throughout my divorce process I was an LIP and had no idea where to begin or what to do From the beginning she was clear and concise about what the most important issues were and how we should go about presenting this to either my ex husband s solicitor or a judge if we couldn t settle During the 1 year process at one point I was ready to settle but she came with a caring nature and really made me question whether it was the right thing to do given my ex hadn t provided full disclosure and there was a house which hadn t been disclosed I decided at that point not to settle and I asked her to refer me to their recommended solicitors as I knew my ex and his solicitor wouldn t take me seriously if I continued to ask for full disclosure I was the referred onto Brethertons and Dawn helped me win at the FDR I had all the evidence presented it well but most importantly she helped me compose a Position Note which really focused on what our daughter and I needed what was left and what was fair In between the FDR and instructing Dawn she was firm with my exes solicitor and due to taking her seriously he ended up providing all the documents we requested proving he had lied on his Form E and ES1 and ES2 for the First appointment hearing which knocked his confidence In the end I got the lump sum Dawn suggested which was more than I d asked for and I received 2 years spousal maintenance If it wasn t for Nicola and Dawn I d have settled and I d struggle to get back on my feet Both ladies are doing their vocation I believe They truly care about you and fairness and I d highly recommend Nicola from Wikivorce and Dawn from Brethertons Very happy and my daughter and I can move on finally and look for our new home

Excellent

A fantastic service which saved me thousands in solicitors fees Nicola was a great help throughout the whole process

Enormously helpful and supportive

Ruth from wikivorce helped me at a time when i felt crushed by an expensive lawyer who cost me a fortune but did not get me to decree nisi in 4 months I was so traumatized i just had to trust her and pay her until I reached double the cost of her initial estimate I had a PTSD and i spoke to various lawyers and could not find a way forward I called wikivorce and someone spoke to me for an hour I had lost all sense of hope and then I had someone who would actually help me I then spoke to Ruth who listened to me and offered support she emailed me supported me and helped me in every way she could for free Unbelievable after my traumatic experience with the previous lawyer I bought 2 packages and one did not work out but still i was ahead because of Ruth s support BUT Brethertons was outstanding I cannot praise them enough for what they did for me I will use Brethertons anytime i need a lawyer moving forward Ruth and Brethertons managed my entire divorce successfully finally after almost of a year of trying to get divorced i am nearly there There is no registry of good lawyers but Brethertons would be at the top of that list No other online divorce site would support me in the way that Wikivorce and Ruth has done Some other online sites which i expected to be similar i thought were exploitative The government site on divorce is helpful also It s worth having the knowledge

A very knowledgeable friendly and supportive service

Without Wikivorce and their amazing team I wouldn t be able to go through the last 2 years of my divorce proceedings on my own Prior to wikivorce I approached many solicitors and organisations but I simply didn t have the money as a single mother of 3 children to go through it I lost all my hope and nearly gave up Thankfully I contacted Wikivorce and was put in touch with Nicola She was the first person who gave me the hope for my hopeless situation strength to fight for justice with the reassurance that she will be helping me every step of the way Nicola never let me down and was there for me every step of the way She put me in touch with Tom an amazing barrister who prepared me for the final hearing and provided many advices and information throughout as well and together we pulled it off and the justice won I was able to self represent in court confidently and attended many hearings on my own Nicola helped me with document that was needed advice ideas and very importantly she believed in me and I trusted her knowledge and competency Apart from a very knowledgeable and professional service I also received a very friendly empathic and understanding approach and their kind and supportive words and advice will stay with me forever Thanks to Nicola and Tom my children won t be facing homelessness I won t be drowning in debts and my health has improved dramatically I will be grateful to them for the rest of my life

Fantastic Service

Fantastic service saved thousands pounds of solicitors fees I was in constant touch with Ruth who was understanding helpful and thorough I knew immediately that Ruth had more experience than some of the solicitors I had approached I would strongly recommend using the services of Wikivorce

I literally would not have been able to

I literally would not have been able to complete the bundle without the help of Nicola Philips The help is very limited but went a long way to get me through the final hearing

A really valuable support

I rang Wikivorce for support as was conscious of just spending money on solicitors when there were elements I thought I could do myself I spoke with Ruth numerous times for advice which was completely free of charge Ruth was absolutely brilliant She knew the process and helped me all the way up to submitting the Form E For a small fee they can check the form E and help with how you fill it in Due to working for the same company for most of my life my pension CETV was very high and at that stage I felt I needed a solicitor to help I used Bretherton s and they were also very good and pensions were sent to a Pension actuary I am now on the verge of an arbitration and if I went through this again there are many things I would do differently but one thing I would stand by is using Wikivorce for advice on next steps at every step so you are not paying a solicitor firm for things you could do yourself Thank you Ruth for your help You were a true god send

Unquestionably excellent

Wikivorce were amazing at helping with the court process for a financial order It was not a typical case as there were no notable assets and a simple clean break was sought So a clean break consent order agreed out of court would have been the obvious route But we were dealing with a non-responsive combative chaotic OH who would not engage with any communication so were forced to take the court route with neither party represented Nicola helped with the whole process and in particular a positioning statement that led to the judge taking the unusual step of suggesting the parties agree to a clean break at the first hearing and gaining that agreement so that a financial clean break order was obtained at this early stage and we did not have to go through the trauma of further stressful court hearings I would wholeheartedly recommend their services Nicola s expertise and insight into how the courts and the people within them work made all the difference and we would not have achieved this outcome without her