Terms & Conditions
1.Definitions
“Divorce Right” refers to the trading name Divorce Right and SMS Law Limited and their employees thereof.
“Clients” refers to two individuals in a marriage or civil partnership and who both who sign up for Divorce Right services.
“Services” refers to the Services supplied by Divorce Right to its Clients
“Service Programme” refers to a service package offered by Divorce Right
2. Intellectual Property of Divorce Right
All Divorce Right logos, products and service names, are trademarks of SMS Law Limited. Except as otherwise permitted by law, you agree not to display or use in any manner the Divorce Right trademarks without the prior written consent of Divorce Right.
Service
3. Support & Guidance
Divorce Right can only provide Clients with guidance and support and at no time do we provide financial or legal recommendations or advice. If you require advice, you are welcome to seek assistance from an appropriate financial or legal professional alongside the service that we provide.
4. Safeguarding
Divorce Right will undertake with each Client separately safeguarding checks to ensure that it is possible for both Clients to work together in a collaborative and amicable way. In the event that Divorce Right concludes that it is not possible for the Clients to work together through one of the Service Programmes then the Service will be terminated, and any payment made will be refunded in full.
5. Independent Third Parties
Divorce Right is not liable for advice and support obtained from any independent third party even if Divorce Right has signposted or referred you to that organisation.
6. Online Portal
If you have purchased one of our Service Programmes, you will be given access to our online portal. Your access is valid until the purchased programme is completed or there has been no action on the programme for a period of 9 months. Thereafter access will be denied.
7. Family Court Proceedings
Divorce Right will not be involved in any family court proceedings that may be instituted by either Client to finalise matters related to divorce, financial settlement or arrangements for children. All information provided to Divorce Right is confidential and cannot be shared during family court proceedings.
Payment for Services
8. Fixed Fees
All our Service Packages are priced at a fixed fee. This fixed fee is payable in advance of any work being undertaken. The total fee is payable as one instalment.
9. Payment Plan
Divorce Right exercise its discretion to provide a payment plan for its Service Packages on application. This consists of 3 equal instalments payable over 3 calendar months.
10. Collections
If Divorce Right has to send your account to collections or to pursue legal action for non-payment of fees, then Divorce Right shall be entitled to recover its associated legal fees and costs.
11. Other Fees
There may be additional costs and fees above the fixed fee quoted. These may include the following:
12. Client Identity Checks/Money Laundering Regulations
In common with most professional companies we conduct identification checks on clients even where they are known personally to us or have had dealings with us in the past.
For the purposes of Money Laundering Regulations, we are unable to accept payments of cash from you in excess of the sum of £250. Also, we are unable to make any payments of cash to you; even on your specific request. We are also unable to make payments for you that are due to a third party.
Cancellation
13. Cancellation Policy
We have a strict cancellation policy. A full refund will only be given if cancellation notice is received in writing within 14 days of you signing up to the Service.
14. Breach of Terms and Conditions
Material breach of these terms and conditions may, at the sole discretion of Divorce Right, result in termination of your rights as a Clients. No refund will be provided to Clients terminated for cause and Service fees not yet paid remain due and payable in accordance with the payment plan schedule.
15. Termination of Services
Despite the support and guidance from Divorce Right, if it becomes apparent during meetings, that it is not possible for the Clients to reach agreement in respect of the financial settlement or arrangements for children then the Service will effectively be terminated. In such an event, no refund will be provided to Clients and Service fees not yet paid remain due and payable in accordance with the payment plan schedule.
16. Divorce Right Commitment
17. Client Commitment
It is important that Clients are committed to the process in order to ensure that they achieve their objectives through the programme. We require openness, transparency and engagement from Clients for the process to work effectively.
Clients agree to:
18. Complaints Policy
Divorce Right takes all complaints seriously and will take all reasonable steps to rectify an issue once they have been informed of the same. Client complaints are to be emailed to [email protected]. Once we have received the complaint email, clients should allow 48 working hours for a confirmation email to be received. Divorce Right will always aim to fully resolve any issues within 14 working days of first email being received. Neither party will go online or escalate into legal processes without first allowing the 14 working days for investigation and resolution. Neither party will publicly complain on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc. without first attempting to resolve the issue mutually within the 14 working day period.
19. GDPR
In line with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came into effect on 25th May 2018, we have updated our policies to show how we use your data. Policies can be provided upon request.
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