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Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
You can be appointed as litigation friend to make decisions about a court…
You must ‘direct the proceedings’ on behalf of the other person if you’re…
The court can appoint anyone to be a litigation friend, for example: a…
You can apply to be someone’s litigation friend by either: providing a…
You or anyone involved can apply to the court to get a litigation friend…
You’ll usually stop being a litigation friend when: the case ends, unless…
The Parole Board has published guidance for its members on factors to take into consideration when reviewing cases where mental capacity is a consideration.
Your responsibilities as litigation friend of a child with money in a Court Funds Office account - update details, statements, tax vouchers, payments
How to apply to replace a child's litigation friend so you can be the contact for their Court Funds Office account
This paper seeks to explore how gender, marital status, location and disability shape adolescent friendships, in-person and online
Form for solicitors to complete if a protected party lacks capacity to carry out family proceedings.
Examples to show how some local authorities and their partners have integrated elements of parent conflict provision into mainstream services for families.
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
Guidance for frontline practitioners to explore a parent or carer’s relationship with their baby, and identify parent-infant relationship difficulties.
This paper studies how active labour market policies affect the exchange of information and support among jobseekers
Use this form to tell the court that you are acting on behalf of a child or a protected party.
Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.
As students prepare for freshers’ week, new research has found that nearly half of students worry they would be judged if they admitted to feeling lonely.
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