Civil Legal Advice

Civil Legal Advice offers specialist advice to those on a lower income or benefits and can help with the following issues:

• debt, if your home is at risk
• housing, if you’re homeless or at risk of being evicted
• domestic abuse
• separating from an abusive partner, when you’re making arrangements for children or sorting out money and property
• a child being taken into care
• special education needs
• discrimination
• some child abduction cases

Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and representation in a court or tribunal.

You’ll usually need to show that:

• your case is eligible for legal aid
• the problem is serious
• you can’t afford to pay for legal costs

You can check to see if you are eligible for free legal advice on their website.