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CIV APP3: application for legal aid in family proceedings

Family help (higher) and legal representation in family proceedings.

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From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published:
16 August 2014
Last updated:
26 June 2025
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  1. Published new version with slight amendment to support the contingency process.

  2. Published new version with updated privacy notice.

  3. Published new version for phase 1 of the Means Test Review.

  4. Published new version with updated privacy notice.

  5. Published new version with updated privacy notice.

  6. Published new version with updated privacy notice. These changes are part of our preparations for exiting the European Union once the transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

  7. Published new version of the CIV APP3 with updated privacy notice. These changes are part of our preparations for new data protection legislation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018.

  8. CIV APP3 form updated.

  9. Version 20 replaced with version 21 - mandatory from 1 November 2015

  10. Preview CIV APP3: application for legal aid in family proceedings published.

  11. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

CIV APP3: application for legal aid in family proceedings

PDF, 293 KB, 17 pages

Evidence requirements for private family law matters

PDF, 870 KB, 32 pages

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Details

Use CIV APP5 for Special Children Act 1989 cases (as defined in the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012) where the applicant is a child, parent or person with parental responsibility in those cases.

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