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On 6 th April, 2011, the husband and the wife, who had been married for nearly 18 years, sadly separated.
On 9 th July, 2012, the husband filed a divorce petition on the parties' separation for 1 year. A decree nisi and declaration of satisfaction regarding the child of the marriage, B, (at that time 16) were issued on 19 th December, 2012.
By then, the respondent wife had already instructed a second firm of lawyers. Her then new lawyers issued a Form 16 applying for maintenance, secured provision, lump sum and an order for transfer or settlement of property on 18 th July, 2012.
The house has an agreed equity of £140,640. Each party has a pension. His is worth (CETV) £35,099 and hers is worth (CETV) £51,816. There are some debts, which according to my calculations, amount to a total, including each parties' legal fees, of £52,699. Of this sum, her share amounts to £33,492 and his share amounts to £19,207.
Part of the reason for the wife's large debts are that she ceased instructing her second lawyers in February 2013 and from then on instructed a third firm of lawyers. Unfortunately, every time a new firm is instructed, extra work is generated and the bill is therefore increased.
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