The availability of legal aid (formerly public funding) in relation to family proceedings was significantly reduced with effect from 1 April 2013, following the coming...
Sections 49–54 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPOA 2012) introduced changes to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) and the...
A matter will be privately funded where: • the client has agreed to pay their costs from their own resources, and • their obligation to pay is not conditional on a...
Public funding in care proceedings is provided for parties by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) who are an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). Public funding...
This Deed is made the [insert date and month] 20[insert year] Parties 1 [Insert client's full name] of [insert client’s full address] (‘the Client'), and 2 [Insert the...
The overriding objective The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955 set out the overriding objective. This principle includes ensuring that the parties are...
[Case number] In the Family Court Sitting at [place] [In the matter of [state the statute(s), European Regulation(s) or Protocol under which application is brought]] [And...