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Want to divorce but can't afford a lawyer? Here's 12 ways to reduce, defer or pay your legal fees if you have little or no money (This is Money) (6 March 2020)
Date: 06/03/2020
Child care director Emine Mehmet is featured in This is Money’s article on alternative ways to fund a divorce for those who cannot afford a lawyer. The article, details twelve ways for those with little or no money to reduce, defer or pay their legal fees when going through divorce proceedings. Emine offers prudent advice to those hoping to obtain legal aid funding for their divorce, pointing out that although legal aid funding for divorce was withdrawn in 2013, it remains available for cases where abuse has occurred; “You have to give one of the prescribed forms of evidence. It's not just a case of one call to the police. Some people may not have the proof as the very nature of relationships may be that they were unable to get it.”