Citizens Advice: Navigating Family Law Support

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They can offer free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration, and can offer casework support and help preparing court forms. They can also provide support for people attending court without a lawyer, offering reassurance, help understanding the court process and help preparing for hearings. They can accompany people to court but do not provide legal representation. Citizens Advice can also help with relationship and family issues, such as what to do if your relationship has broken down, or if your child arrangements aren't working. They can also help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name. They will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on anything from their records without your permission, unless required to do so by law.

Free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They offer free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration. They can offer casework support and help with preparing court forms, but they don't provide court representation. They can, however, support people attending court without a lawyer, offering reassurance, help with understanding the court process and help with preparing for hearings. They can also accompany people to court, but they won't provide legal representation.

Citizens Advice can help with relationship and family issues, including what to do if your relationship has broken down. They can advise on whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with. They can also help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name, and they can tell you where else to go for help. They can also help with child contact arrangements and abusive relationships.

Citizens Advice will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on anything from their records to anyone outside the Citizens Advice service without your permission, unless they are required to do so by law or it is the right and necessary thing to do. Their records are subject to quality checks and they will respect your data protection rights for any information you provide to them.

If you have a simple query, you can contact Citizens Advice via chat. This is available when staff are not busy responding to requests for help submitted via forms or over the telephone. You can also use the national Citizens Advice Chat facility, which is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Support for people attending court without a lawyer

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They can offer support for people attending court without a lawyer, including reassurance, help understanding the court process and help preparing for hearings. They can accompany people to court but don't provide legal representation.

Citizens Advice can also help with other family law issues, such as finding out what your rights are if your relationship has broken down, for example, whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with. They can also help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name, and can provide information on where else to go for help.

Citizens Advice also offers a complaints procedure if you are not satisfied with the service provided. They will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on any information from their records without your permission, unless required to do so by law. Any follow-up work will be agreed between you and your adviser, and may include negotiating on your behalf with other organisations. They also offer a chat facility for simple queries, which is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Help understanding the court process and preparing for hearings

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They can offer free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration. They can also offer casework support and help with preparing court forms, but they do not provide court representation. Citizens Advice can support people attending court without a lawyer, offering reassurance, help with understanding the court process, and help with preparing for hearings. They can accompany people to court but do not provide legal representation. Citizens Advice can also help with understanding your rights if your relationship has broken down, for example, whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with. They can also provide information on how to deal with things like making a will, registering a birth, or changing your name. Citizens Advice is confidential and will not pass on any information about your case without your permission, unless required to do so by law. They will respect your data protection rights and any follow-up work will be agreed between you and your adviser.

Advice on what to do if your relationship has broken down, e.g. who can stay in the family home or who the children should live with

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They can help you find out what your rights are if your relationship has broken down, for example, whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with. They can also help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name, and where else to go for help. Citizens Advice can also help with child contact arrangements and abusive partners. They can offer free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration. They can offer casework support and help with preparing court forms, but they don't provide court representation. They can, however, support people attending court without a lawyer, offering reassurance, help with understanding the court process and help with preparing for hearings. Citizens Advice will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on anything from their records to anyone outside the Citizens Advice service without your permission, unless required to do so by law. They will respect your data protection rights for any information you provide. Any follow-up work will be agreed between your adviser and you, and this may include negotiating on your behalf with other organisations by letter or phone.

Help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name

Citizens Advice can help with family law. They can offer free legal advice on most areas of law, including immigration, and can offer casework support and help with preparing court forms. They can also support people attending court without a lawyer, offering reassurance, help with understanding the court process and help with preparing for hearings. They can accompany people to court but do not provide legal representation.

Citizens Advice can also help with making a will, registering a birth or changing your name. They can also help you find out what your rights are if your relationship has broken down, for example, whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with. They can also help with child contact arrangements and abusive relationships.

Citizens Advice will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on anything from their records to anyone outside the Citizens Advice service without your permission, unless required to do so by law or if it is the right and necessary thing to do. Their records are subject to quality checks and they will respect your data protection rights for any information you provide to them.

If you have a simple query, you can contact Citizens Advice via chat. This is available when staff are not busy responding to requests for help submitted via forms or over the telephone. You can also use the national Citizens Advice Chat facility, which is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

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