Affordable Justice: Affordable Family Law Solicitors
At Affordable Justice, we pride ourselves on being a friendly, all-women team of family law specialists dedicated to providing low-cost legal advice to women dealing with various family law issues. Such issues include arrangements or disputes about children, financial matters, domestic abuse, and more. Whether you require advice, negotiation on your behalf, or representation at court, we are here to help.
What is Affordable Justice?
Affordable Justice is a women-run law firm that specialises in the provision of low-cost legal advice for women throughout England and Wales. We are dedicated to making high-quality legal advice and representation accessible, and research has shown that women have been disproportionately affected by the reduced availability of Legal Aid. Family law solicitors’ costs are rarely, if ever, covered by Legal Aid these days, seriously impacting the ability of women to seek an escape from often traumatic circumstances.
As a registered charity, Affordable Justice is able to offer its services for less than a third of the price of commercial law firms. However, the quality of its support is actually better than our more expensive colleagues, as all our services have a golden thread of feminism running through them, putting the woman and her children at the centre of all decisions.
Once you have contacted us, we will be in touch to arrange an initial conversation, which can take place over the phone or via Zoom if that is better for you. . We can be very flexible in the time of day for these appointments to suit your own commitments. If court attendance is required, one of our qualified solicitors can attend, or we can arrange for an advocate from our network to represent you.
Our services are led by one of our directors and family law experts, Sue. Sue is supported by Becky, Sam and Amy, who are also experienced in the field. As a team, our specialist areas include:
- Disputes about arrangements for children – our affordable family lawyer experts will fight for you and your children, including where they should live and with whom they should spend time.
- Divorce and separation – our affordable divorce lawyers will work to resolve a relationship breakdown.
- Non-molestation orders – provide personal protection for you and/or your child(ren). Our domestic abuse team will advise on the best legal course of action.
- Occupation orders – regulate who lives at the family home, helping you and your children to live in safety.
- Representation – in proceedings concerning child arrangements..
- Specific issue orders – for example, one of our team will advocate on your behalf for the return of a child who has been forcibly removed.
- Prohibited steps orders – for example, we will stop the other party from removing the child from the care of the applicant.
Our proposition is simple and compelling: we want to ensure that women and children can access legal advice and representation by offering affordable services. Our fully qualified, highly experienced, family law solicitors bring with them extensive expertise and knowledge.
The welfare reforms to Legal Aid in April 2013 have had a devastating effect on women who want to access legal services as a result of harassment, violence or abuse. Many are unable to access Legal Aid for family law solicitors, and mainstream legal fees for court representation are simply unaffordable, at an average of £350/hour, plus VAT.
Typical costs in the commercial sector for straightforward legal proceedings can average £3,000 to £5,000 plus VAT. At our hourly rates of £110/hour plus VAT, this brings the costs down considerably. This can make all the difference for women in our client group between staying in a difficult situation and escaping from it to rebuild their lives.
You don’t have to be a victim of abuse to access our services. We are committed to ensuring that as many women as possible have access to high quality family law advice and representation. Whatever your family law requirement contact us to see how we can help
“The help and support you have provided has been amazing”
M – August 2021
“Just wanted to say a big thank you for all of your hard work and support since you first picked up the phone to me. It’s been a rollercoaster and your help and professional guidance has been very much appreciated.”
J – June 2021
“Appreciate all your help over the last twelve months”
C – July 2021