Litigants in Person

The 10 Reasons To Gather Evidence Yourself

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The 5 reasons people give for not gathering evidence themselves “It’s tedious and boring.” “Things will sort themselves out anyway so why bother?” “I can just tell my story when…

Gather Evidence for Child Custody and Contact

George Hibbert

contact, CAFCASS, contact for fathers, DAPP, divorce, evidence, false allegations, Family Court, gather evidence, Keeping records, Litigants in Person, parental alienation

How will I know what to record to gather evidence relating to child custody and contact? The best thing to do before you start to gather evidence for child custody…

Gather Evidence of Parental Alienation

George Hibbert

parental alienation, Abuse, coercive control, divorce, domestic abuse, evidence, false allegations, Family Court, gather evidence, Keeping records, Litigants in Person

What should I record to gather evidence of parental alienation? Parental alienation is hard to prove. This means you will need to make careful and continuous records if you are…

How to gather evidence for the family court

Jill Canvin

evidence, Family Court, how to give evidence, Litigants in Person, parental alienation

When you have to gather evidence for the family court, for example to prove parental alienation, abuse or to support a custody case, the key advice is to keep records.

Gather Evidence If You Are Representing Yourself in the Family Court

Jill Canvin

evidence, CAFCASS, Family Court, gather evidence, how to give evidence, Litigants in Person

When you represent yourself in a contested family case, in other words without a lawyer, you are called a ‘litigant in person’ (LIP). It’s an extremely daunting experience and the best way to cope is to understand the process, read up about the issues, get good advice and guidance and be organised so as to make sure you do what’s necessary. For the professionals involved it’s their jobs. For you it’s your life and much more stressful. The better prepared you are the less likely you are to be overwhelmed.

The resources CAFCASS use to assess harmful conflict

Jill Canvin

CAFCASS, child protection, contact, domestic abuse, Family Court, gaslighting, Litigants in Person, parental alienation, unreasonable behaviour

If your case involves ‘harmful conflict’, the links in this blog show you exactly how CAFCASS will assess you and your family relationships. FCAs are expected to follow these processes although they do have discretion in how they conduct their assessments.

Domestic abuse: How ONRECORD helps you prove it and how CAFCASS assess it

Jill Canvin

CAFCASS, Abuse, bully, bullying, child protection, coercive control, contact, divorce, domestic abuse, Family Court, gaslighting, Litigants in Person, narcissistic, parental alienation, unreasonable behaviour

Use ONRECORD to prove domestic abuse How ONRECORD helps you gather evidence proving domestic abuse and how to understand CAFCASS domestic abuse assessments. Domestic abuse almost invariably occurs in private, so…

I Can’t Afford a Lawyer! What Can I Do?

George Hibbert

Court of Protection, evidence, Family Court, Litigants in Person

You may be thinking you can’t afford a lawyer, but that may not be true if you are able to do some of the practical work yourself. In this article, we…

5 Real Life Situations You Need To Prove Using Evidence

Jill Canvin

evidence, bully, bullying, Court of Protection, Family Court, Litigants in Person, parental alienation, stalking

Here are 5 examples are of serious problems which need proof if you’re going to deal with them successfully. They all involve the police and the courts. In every case you will need legal advice about what to do. Whether you succeed will depend on what you can prove and how good the evidence is. ONRECORD can help you make good records and improve your chances of success. Read our advice about making good records – you will need it in every case.

The Family Court: Domestic Abuse, Coercive Control, Parental Alienation and False Allegations

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