Have you checked the legal information and self-help tools on our site? If you can’t find what you need from our site, this guide explains where to try to find free or affordable legal advice for your problem. For England and Wales only .

If you have a legal problem, you may be able to get legal aid. Here we explain what help you may be able to get if you have a non-criminal legal problem – that’s a problem to do with things like housing, debt, and discrimination. It will help you understand what legal aid is, when it is available and who can get it. Information applies to England and Wales.

Learn how to apply for a child arrangements order if you and your child’s other parent cannot agree on arrangements – like where your child should live and how often they should spend time with their other parent. Some people call this child custody or residence and contact (and talk about joint custody or sole custody) but that isn't what the law calls them anymore. This guide gives you step-by-step help including what the court expects you to do before you apply, going to a MIAM, how to make your C100 application, court fees and how to prepare for court. England only.

If you are struggling to agree arrangements for your children, you may need to apply to the family court. The process you have to follow will depend what court you need to apply to. This guide is for people applying to a Pathfinder or Child Focussed court. It explains what these courts are, how the process works and what you need to do – step-by-step. This guide is for England and Wales only.

Are you experiencing domestic abuse? Learn how to get a protective injunction (non-molestation or occupation order) with the help of legal aid or if you can't get legal aid, find out about other help available. And if you need it, we have example statements to help you write your statement to go with your application. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales only.

Won your court case but haven't been paid? Our guide explains how to work out if you can enforce your county court judgment (CCJ) so that you do get paid, if it is worth enforcing, and how to do it. This guide is about the law in England and Wales.

If you have been contacted by children's services you may feel confused or scared. You may be worried about what could happen to your children. We have created this guide for Roma families but the information is also relevant for any other parents living in England who are contacted by children's services about their children. The information in this guide applies to England only.