Family and children
No-nonsense help to support you with life’s trickiest family law problems
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Child arrangements
Tackle where the children will live, when they will see their other parent and more.
Divorce and separation
Everything you need to understand and do at each step.
Cohabitation
Your rights if you are living with a partner but are not married or in a civil partnership
Family mediation
Understand how family mediation could help you, how to go about it, and how much it will cost.
Parental responsibility
Help to get it if you don’t have it
Child protection
What to understand and do if social services are concerned about your child.
Going to the family court
Step-by-step help if you are facing court or representing yourself
Protection from domestic abuse
Help if you need an injunction.
If your partner or ex is being abusive or controlling
Your relationship with your partner may be ending, or may have ended, because of their controlling or abusive behaviour.
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Speak to an expert family lawyer about how the information applies to your situation using our Affordable Advice service. Low cost and fixed-fee, so that you know you can afford it. In partnership with Resolution.
Can't find what you are looking for?
Getting free one-to-one advice about family law is hard. All advice services are extremely busy. We are here to help everyone who cannot get in at an advice service and cannot afford to pay for legal help.
We give you the knowledge, confidence, and skills you need to deal with the issue yourself, or with the help of friends or family. If you need more help than you can get from our advice guides, we explain how to try to find advice.
