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Our affordable advice service
We have teamed up with Resolution to provide a panel of family law solicitors that can help our users at the most important points of their case about child arrangements or money and property on divorce for a reduced, fixed fee. Have an appointment over the phone or online. This service is for people in England and Wales (or divorcing in England and Wales).
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Complaints about the service you received from one of our panel of family solicitors
If you have used one of the solicitors on our panel and have a complaint that you haven't received the service we described we would like to hear from you. Here we also explain what you can do if you have a complaint about something else to do with a solicitor on our panel.
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Apply for DLA
This page explains how to apply for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for a child in England and Wales. Children are entitled to DLA if they need substantially more help than another child their own age because of a health condition, impairment, or disability. It does not matter if they do not have a diagnosis.
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Living together and breaking up
Understand what you need to think about and what the law says about your rights if you are separating from a partner you live with (but were not married or in a civil partnership with). This guide will be helpful if you are still living together after a break up or if one of you has moved out. It will help you to find ways of agreeing arrangements with your ex, remind you who you need to tell, and explain how to find the help you might need to plan for the future. Information applies to England and Wales.
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Family mediation
Understand how family mediation could help you if you have or are separating or divorcing and are struggling to agree on what is going to happen to your home, money, children or other family issues. It doesn’t matter if you were married, in a civil partnership, living together, or never did any of these things. The information in this guide applies in England and Wales.
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A guide to child protection for Roma parents
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.
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Migrants' rights needs assessment
Executive summary Background Advicenow’s legal capability research shows that migrants are more vulnerable to legal problems and have less faith in the legal system than other groups. Over the past five years, we have delivered public legal education (PLE) courses for trusted intermediaries...
