DIY Separation Agreement - ok for mortgage?

MsTea

Hi,
Myself and ex are separating amicably (not married) and we have to draw up a separation agreement so that he can get a new mortgage in his own name. A solicitor I was about to go to see next week, has just told me that they usually charge €2,500-€3,000 to negotiate and draw up the document. I'm in shock at the price!! I had a look on here and saw that there are some DIY ones online that are for half nothing or at least very reasonable - a few hundred max. They claim to be legally binding. My question is, has anyone actually used these kinds of DIY legal agreements and got their mortgage provider to accept them as legally binding? I emailed 2 online places and I'm not fully convinced by either. One had quite poor English, which for something legal really put me off, and the other states "We are not solicitors, nor lawyers, nor do we purport to be. We do not give legal advice nor legal opinion. We give information that may assist people in making their own decisions in regard to family law." That doesn't inspire confidence either. But we can't afford to pay €3,000 on top of all the other expenses coming down the line. Anyone got any actual experience of this type of thing? Or, has anyone done their own separation agreement and managed to get it accepted as legally binding?
Thanks.

nuac

Mod
Sorry, legal advice not available on this forum
Anybody drafting such agreements should be able to fully advise on all relevant issues. Each party should be separately advised.
No guarantee that solicitors are the best option, but a good family solicitor who knows his/her trade may would imho be worth the money
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nuac

Sorry, but I think your post is a request for legal advice, which is not allowed on this forum.

You are welcome to refer the query to the other Legal Discussion Mods here.

Copy this correspondence to them, pls

You could also consider consulting the solicitor dealing with the mortgage

nuac