Free Family Court Guides

Expert-written guides for every stage of family court in England and Wales. Written for litigants in person — clear, practical, and completely free.

Getting Started

Litigant in Person Guide

Everything you need to represent yourself in family court

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McKenzie Friend Guide

How a McKenzie Friend can help you in court

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Family Mediation & MIAM

Understanding mediation and the MIAM requirement

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Applications & Forms

C100 Form Guide

Step-by-step guide to completing the C100 application

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Position Statement Guide

How to write a compelling position statement

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Court Bundle Guide

How to prepare and organise your court bundle

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Court Orders

Child Arrangements Order

How to apply for and enforce a child arrangements order

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Contact Order Guide

Getting and enforcing contact with your children

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Prohibited Steps Order

Preventing specific actions regarding your child

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Specific Issue Order

Resolving disputes about schooling, medical care, and more

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Residence Order (Now CAO)

How residence orders were replaced by child arrangements orders

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Parental Rights & Finance

Parental Responsibility

Who has it, how to get it, and what it means

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Child Maintenance Guide

CMS calculator, rates, and how to apply

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Divorce Proceedings Guide

No-fault divorce in England and Wales explained

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Court Processes

CAFCASS Report Guide

What CAFCASS does and how to prepare for your interview

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Topical Authority Clusters

Deep-dive clusters covering every aspect of a topic area — fully interlinked with GOV.UK citations.

Child Arrangements

C100, CAFCASS, contact orders, prohibited steps

McKenzie Friend

What they are, costs, can/cannot do, how to find one

Court Documents

Position statements, witness statements, court bundles

Divorce

Financial settlement, consent order, Form E, decree absolute

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