I'm in agreemen wth this point of view as well. In fact, I felt at the end of it all that I hadn' been charged as much as I had expected for the amount of input I got from the solicitor.
Rather depends on the willingness of both parties.
Mediation got me nowhere near a financial agreement. Obviously not me that was being awkward.
It's easy to say avoid solicitors, but they're actually very useful if used correctly and not given a free rein. It's also always said by those who...