What We Offer

Representing yourself in Family Proceedings is not as difficult as it might appear at first. If you earn too much to qualify for Legal Aid, but not enough to afford the fees of solicitors and barristers, then representing yourself in court, with our help as your McKenzie Friend, can be a viable alternative.

For many people we help, the motivation is not mainly financial, but a desire to be in complete control of their case.

We help you to prepare your case, most of which can be done by email and phone and we will do as much or as little as you need us to. Once you have told us about your case, we can advise on:

• Communications with the other parent and/or their solicitor.
• Which are your strongest arguments and how best to present them in court
• Paperwork you will need to produce for hearings
• If there are any case precedents which will help you case, we will tell you and provide copies.
• We can prepare court application forms and email them to you, to take along to the court office
• We can coach you on how to conduct yourself in court
• We can attend court with you, and sit alongside you quietly offering advice and support during the hearing.

Rest assured that if we think you need to employ solicitors and barristers then we will recommend you take that route instead of using our help. This may be appropriate depending on the circumstances of your case.