Legal

+ Websites

Advice Now: Plain English information on a website run by a group of organisations including the Citizens Advice Bureau

Advice Now - Applying for a Financial Order

Cafcass Cymru: Information about separated parents, child safety concerns and child proceedings

Children’s Legal Centre: Really useful information on Special Guardianship in particular. They have a guide to attending court here.

Citizen’s Advice Bureau: Public access to advice at branches throughout the country

Civil Legal Advice: Get free and confidential legal advice in England and Wales if you’re eligible for legal aid

Coram Child Law Advice: Legal aid if you have been a victim of domestic abuse

Dad Info: Service providing separated parents with suggestions about the most successful way to communicate, negotiate and solve problems after family breakdown

Divorce.co.uk: Website run by Mills & Reeve with helpful free videos and advice

Family Rights Group: Advises parents and other family members whose children are involved with or require children’s social care services because of welfare needs or concerns

Family Law Panel
A free directory service for members of the public to access professional and independent family law information. Solicitors and/or mediators offer an initial free advice session and provide tailored support and signposting thereafter.

Family Mediation Council
https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/

The Free Representation Unit
020 7611 9555
A charity that provides legal advice. They also offer case preparation and advocacy in employment, social security and some criminal injury compensation cases.

LawWorks: Solicitors Pro Bono Group

Legal Aid Finder: Directory of legal advisers and family mediators who do legal aid work

Law Clinic in Cardiff, with the aim of building a pool of lawyers to support the clinic and the LGBTQ+ community in Wales.

National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC)
Search facility for contact centres by location and type of service. Range of information for families.
Helpline: 0800 4500 280 (9.00-1.00, Mon-Fri)

National Family Mediation
NFM is a network of LSC contracted and accredited family mediation services countrywide that offer practical and emotional support to those affected by separation or divorce

National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Provide information and advice to children. Act as children’s guardians in difficult contact or residence cases

PSU
PSU to meet the human, non-legal, needs of people attending court alone.

Rights of Women
A women’s charity working in a number of ways to help women through the law. Their site has some really useful free guides to the law.

Race Equality First
Lead body in South Wales for tackling discrimination and hate crime. For Discrimination or Hate Crime Enquiries, call us on: 029 2048 6207

Resolution
01689 820272
Association of solicitors specialising in family law, who adopt a collaborative approach to family problems. Resolution can provide a list of local solicitors. The website contains free information on issues such as splitting up, parenting apart and child maintenance.

Sorting Out Separation
Government run support service for people going through family breakdown.

The Shared Parenting Information Group
www.spig.clara.net

Speakeasy Law Centre
Self referral for LGBTQ+ Law Clinic
https://www.speakeasy.cymru/hello

Stonewall
It is essential for LGBT asylum seekers to get advice from solicitors experienced in this area of law. Your solicitor should understand the issues faced by people claiming asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Support Through Court
If you are facing court without a lawyer then they can help at all stages of the court process.

Wikivorce
Advice and support on divorce

What Family Courts deal with

Zeus Family Law Practice
Members of SPW get a free 20 minute legal advice
Sophie.lougher@zeusfamilylaw.com
0330 311 2510

Wikivorce
Advice and support on divorce

What Family Courts deal with

Rights of Women
A women’s charity working in a number of ways to help women through the law. Their site has some really useful free guides to the law.

Resolution
01689 820272
Association of solicitors specialising in family law, who adopt a collaborative approach to family problems. Resolution can provide a list of local solicitors. The website contains free information on issues such as splitting up, parenting apart and child maintenance.

Sorting Out Separation
Government run support service for people going through family breakdown.

The Shared Parenting Information Group
www.spig.clara.net

Speakeasy Law Centre
Self referral for LGBTQ+ Law Clinic
https://www.speakeasy.cymru/hello

Stonewall
It is essential for LGBT asylum seekers to get advice from solicitors experienced in this area of law. Your solicitor should understand the issues faced by people claiming asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Support Through Court
If you are facing court without a lawyer then they can help at all stages of the court process.

Wikivorce
Advice and support on divorce

What Family Courts deal with

Zeus Family Law Practice
Members of SPW get a free 20 minute legal advice
Sophie.lougher@zeusfamilylaw.com
0330 311 2510

Wikivorce
Advice and support on divorce

What Family Courts deal with