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Civil legal aid financial assessment forms

Financial eligibility forms and guidance when you need to means test a civil legal aid client.

Contents

Assessment forms

Guidance is listed with the forms.

1. CIV MEANS 1: financial assessment form, not passported

   • 1 April 2013
   • Form

2. CIV MEANS 1A: self-employed sole trader

   • 21 January 2015
   • Form

3. CIV MEANS 1B: trading in a self-employed partnership

   • 21 January 2015
   • Form

4. CIV MEANS 1C: company director or a shareholder in a limited company

   • 21 January 2015
   • Form

5. CIV MEANS 2: financial assessment form for legal aid clients

   • 8 April 2014
   • Form

6. CIV MEANS 2A: passported, self employed or in business partnership

   • 1 April 2013
   • Form

7. CIV MEANS 3: client living outside the UK

   • 8 April 2014
   • Form

8. CIV MEANS 4: client under 16 years old

   • 8 April 2014
   • Form

9. CIV MEANS 5: client whose capital has changed

   • 8 April 2014
   • Form

10. CIV MEANS 7: financial assessment for family mediation

    • 8 April 2014
    • Form

11. L17: statement of earnings

    • 1 April 2013
    • Form

12. L31: income and outgoings for self-employment or partnership

    • 1 April 2013
    • Form

13. CIV ADMIN 2: client's change of details

    • 20 August 2014
    • Form

14. Financial assessment forms checklist, civil representation

    • 1 April 2013
    • Guidance

• Published: 1 April 2013

• From: Legal Aid Agency