Heather Mills‘ outstanding legal fees may force her to settle her divorce battle with Paul McCartney.

According to the People newspaper, Heather is re-exploring the option of settling out of court early next month instead of waiting for the scheduled hearings at the High Court in February.

A source told the newspaper: “Heather is really short of money. Her financial problems are mounting up fast.”

“She has realised she is no position to put up a strong legal fight against Sir Paul any more.”

“Heather has decided to take the sensible option and try to gain a speedy settlement. Her only demand now is for the date to be brought forward.”

“She is prepared to accept a lot less from Sir Paul than she once was, as long as he doesn’t really try to short-change her.”