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.

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.

Understand how to go to court about child arrangements without a lawyer. If you're a parent and you disagree with your child’s other parent (or other family members) about where your child lives, who they live with, and how often they see the parent they don’t live with most of the time, then this guide is for you. 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. England only.

Understand where you can get help if someone close to you has been, or is being, violent or abusive to you. It also helps you prepare your statement for the court if you decide to apply for an injunction order. You might need a 'non-molestation order' or an 'occupation order', or both. We explain what these both mean. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales only.

Understand your options if the civil court has ordered that someone else must pay you money but they have not paid you when they should. This kind of order is often known as a county court judgment or ‘CCJ’. Sometimes the money owed is called a ‘judgment debt’. You can take fresh court action to try and make the other person pay. Lawyers call this ‘enforcement’. This guide will help you work out if you can enforce your county court judgment, if it is worth enforcing, and how to go about enforcing it, if you decide that is what you want to do. 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.