Changes in Legal Aid in Special Guardianship cases
There has been a very welcome recent change in eligibility for Legal Aid for those involved in Special Guardianship Order (“SGO”) applications. Legal Aid has been extended, so that from 1st May, all those with parental responsibility are entitled to non means tested (but still subject to a merit test) Legal Aid for any application […]
Help for separating parents in the Court Process
Until recently, parents who could not reach agreement on their child or children’s arrangements, and who were involved in the court process, could find themselves referred by CAFCASS onto a SPIP Course – or Separated Parents Information Programme. Recently this has been replaced by a new course, the Planning Together for Children course. The intention […]