legal aid

[kimy]

Ihave a hefty bill for legal aid and no way of paying for it unless I extend my mortgage I have 3 dependent children. How will I be expected to pay this �6000 off please

[buildersmate]

You could offer to sell the strip of land to your neighbour for �6000.
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question615 994.html

[themas]

Legal aid bills are often dealt with by putting a charge on the house (which then attracts interest). The charge is then paid off when the house is eventually sold. You could ask your solicitor about this.

[gleaveyweave]

I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you kimy but I was wondering how you managed to run up �6000 on legal aid? I am using legal aid to get through my divorce at the moment (it's not messy and quite straightforward) and I am a bit worried now as I thought all costs were covered - within reason, of course.

[Ethel]

Legal aid is not free. It is funded by tax payers and has to be repaid in certain circumstances:

A person may be asked to pay some of the costs of their case. This is means-tested.

If a person wins money or property in a civil case, they may be asked to repay some of their legal costs. This is called the statutory charge.

If they do not have the means to pay immediately, they can:

* arrange to pay it in instalments over time
* opt for the statutory charge to be placed on the property (which means the money can be reclaimed when the property is sold or becomes part of an estate after their death).


http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/public/can_i_g et_legal_aid.asp#free

And rightly so.