Are lawyers worth it over online services?

Solicitors and lawyers must demonstrate the value of a qualified family lawyer in divorce cases.
We are used to buying practically everything on the internet. Accordingly, why should not we also be able to buy a divorce online? Or is that just too simple and one-dimensional?
There are, however, many people who need clear, expert and independent advice about the consequences of separation and divorce, both for them and their children. At the same time, however, it is becoming more difficult for the public to obtain such advice, especially those of limited means.

Legal aid, in divorce and family cases, was all but abolished in April 2013.
Another development has been the increasing number of online sites offering a range of services for divorcing couples at very tempting prices. The clear message from those sites is that consulting solicitors should be avoided.
There will always be couples who need only a divorce and nothing else. In other words, they will have no issues to resolve with regard to either their children or their finances. Hylton-Potts’ ‘no frills’ service can get you divorced is a similar price to online services, but with a dedicated lawyer and telephone discussions and meetings as required. A real live lawyer who knows you, and looks after your case, not a ‘cookie’.
Do not be fooled may into believing that all a divorce entails is a simple matter of filling in an online form and paying a fee, if issues over children or money are involved.
Each case is different and requires its own individual solution, from a skilled and experienced lawyer.
With the withdrawal of legal aid and at a time when the court service is facing virtual meltdown, there has never been a more important time for solicitors and lawyers to ensure that they offer divorcing and separating couples the best possible service, and exert whatever pressure is necessary to ensure that other would-be providers of legal services are also required to meet those high standards.
Consult the experts. Hylton-Potts have a free telephone hotline, and free twenty-four hour email service.
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