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CIV APP3: application for legal aid in family proceedings

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

Applies to England and Wales

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Evidence requirements for private family law matters

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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.

Published 16 August 2014
Last updated 3 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. Published new version for phase 1 of the Means Test Review.

  2. Published new version with updated privacy notice.

  3. Published new version with updated privacy notice.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. CIV APP3 form updated.

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

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

  9. First published.