Represent Yourself In Your Children Case
Can I represent myself and save money?
How do I know what is fair?
How do I complete the documents?
What documents will I need?
What happens in each hearing?
What help is available?
Templates and Sample Documents
Be Prepared. Be Ready. Be Confident.
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Representing yourself, is it a good idea?
Many people want to represent themselves for a number of good reasons, cost usually leaving them no choice in the matter, but there is also a desire to prove their case themselves, to have their day in court, or they simply cannot justify the exorbitant costs that Solicitors charge for help. There is nothing wrong in representing yourself, thousands of people do it every day, but it needs to be targeted to work well. You wouldn’t try to fix your car with no knowledge and even an IKEA cabinet comes with instructions to explain what each part goes. Understanding the task ahead of you is a key element in managing to successfully represent yourself.
Videos
In the Family Law Community we have a series of free videos which explain each type of case and how you can position yourself in each one.
Forum
There is a Discussion Form where you can ask questions about your case
Expert Advice
There are trained and professional McKenzie Friends that will give you advice and guidance in your case
Discounts
You will also receive discounts on the majority of training videos produced by Simon Walland Family Law.
Coaching
You can benefit from our coaching classes to lead you through your case.
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The majority of people that represent themselves do so with no idea of what they are doing, and therefore make the same mistakes again and again. The end result is a poor outcome to their case.
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Part One
Children cases Part One will cover everything from contemplating making an application through to the end of the First Hearing, the FHDRA. When you separate there are often disagreements about who sees the children for what time. It doesn’t help that this has a direct link to Child Maintenance and money. You may have reached an agreement, but is that a good agreement or a bad one? Being supervised in your exes house is a bad agreement. Sometimes you have little choice but to accept what you can, but the bottom line, last resort would (should) be a Court Application. So if you know what the court will order, you know where you stand. The court may take several months to get to a conclusion, but you can at least weight up the pro’s and con’s and know where you stand.
Leading you through mediation to the type of application to make and completing the forms correctly, the Safeguarding Interview which will set the scene for the first hearing, preparing for the hearing and then attending court and understanding what is involved, what the court will do and how it will look at your case. All of this is included in Part One. It also includes sample documents and templates where necessary.
Part Two
Children Cases Part Two will take you from your first hearing through to and including a Final Hearing. It will cover the Section 7 Report which is common in most applications that don’t settle at the FHDRA, and the interview that you have with CAFCASS. The report will contain a recommendation for time with the children. Depending on that recommendation you will either accept it or challenge it at the next hearing. You may then need to go to a Final Hearing where you make that challenge in open court. Cross examination, Closing Submissions and the conduct and process of a Final Hearing are all covered. The course also includes sample documents and templates where necessary.
Coaching
If you don’t feel ready to manage your case entirely on your own, our coaching programme will allow you to follow the same process but with support and guidance from Simon Walland family law at every step. We will discuss your case, check your documents, look at different approaches, talk about the hearing and how to prepare yourself correctly.
Digital Downloads
These PDF Digital Downloads have been written to explain every aspect of all of the different situations that you will come across and are unsure of. Each guide is a step by step approach and has sample documents and templates where appropriate.
