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So my ex partner won’t allow a double barrelled surname for my 6 year old.
I made the application myself and then had a panic I was out of my depth so went to a solicitor for 30 mins free. They didn’t turn up to the appointment and ended up rescheduling, she told me to apply for legal aid. I qualify through DV and financially
The service after that continued to be shoddy, had a week to file my statement and I wrote what I wanted, her junior wrote it up. She filed it the morning or court an hour before!! and then had a telephone hearing 30 mins.
legal aid wrote to say they don’t do funding for name changes. How could she not have known that is their rule, no grey areas!
so now, 9 days before the final hearing she’s emailed to say I’m being charged 325 for work so far.
So my question is, do I need to be represented, my original statement was asked to be disregarded by the defence solicitor and be resubmitted with proper notice, I’ve not really anything to add to it I don’t think. And also these charges I really begrudge paying them because of her ill advice the decision was taken from me I feel.
I made the application myself and then had a panic I was out of my depth so went to a solicitor for 30 mins free. They didn’t turn up to the appointment and ended up rescheduling, she told me to apply for legal aid. I qualify through DV and financially
The service after that continued to be shoddy, had a week to file my statement and I wrote what I wanted, her junior wrote it up. She filed it the morning or court an hour before!! and then had a telephone hearing 30 mins.
legal aid wrote to say they don’t do funding for name changes. How could she not have known that is their rule, no grey areas!
so now, 9 days before the final hearing she’s emailed to say I’m being charged 325 for work so far.
So my question is, do I need to be represented, my original statement was asked to be disregarded by the defence solicitor and be resubmitted with proper notice, I’ve not really anything to add to it I don’t think. And also these charges I really begrudge paying them because of her ill advice the decision was taken from me I feel.
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