Legal aid for family matters.
Public funding may be available for certain family cases. Eligibility depends on the type of proceedings and, in many cases, financial and merits assessments.
When legal aid may be available
Legal aid can be available for qualifying matters involving domestic abuse, children, protective injunctions and proceedings brought by a local authority. The rules differ between types of case.
Care proceedings
A parent or person with parental responsibility may qualify for non-means-tested legal aid in specified care and supervision proceedings. Other parties may be subject to different rules.
Private family matters
For some disputes involving children or relationship breakdown, evidence and financial eligibility requirements may apply. We will explain what information is needed after hearing about your circumstances.
Privately funded advice
If legal aid is not available, ask us about privately funded work and whether a defined first step or agreed fee may be suitable.