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Discussion on Self Representation in divorce court, also know as being a Litigant In Person. What is the process? What paperwork do you need to prepare?

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Bundles for litigant in person final hearing?! Just need some advice... I have a final hearing coming up RE child arrangement order. At the second hearing as I was self rep her solicitor as ... 11 Feb 17, by telpel Latest 16 Feb 17 by Bubblegum11 1 2	Replies:9 :1372	Latest by Bubblegum11 16 Feb 17
Trying to get a sealed Consent Order I'm trying to get a consent order (that is signed by both parties and solicitors) approved by the judge. The judge has responded - District Judge * ... 15 Feb 17, by MrSWB Latest 16 Feb 17 by MrSWB	Replies:6 :669	Latest by MrSWB 16 Feb 17
Thank you all for everything! Well just want to say a great big thank you to everyone for their help, advice and support over the last four years- as a LIP the invaluable advice on here has ... 13 Feb 17, by dellou Latest 14 Feb 17 by Jo1234 1 2	Replies:7 :836	Latest by Jo1234 14 Feb 17
FDR - Outstanding Information I'm going to court for my 1st FDR and there are a few things outstanding: 1. my EX did not send me his last 12 months credit card statements (only 3 m ... 13 Feb 17, by stacyg Latest 13 Feb 17 by TurboB	Replies:1 :475	Latest by TurboB 13 Feb 17
Letter by my Solicitor Hi All, Just a Query,,Is it mandatory that my solicitor- sends a letter to inform the Ex-h, About the application to court- for FDR? Or can I send o ... 13 Feb 17, by Namratha Latest 13 Feb 17 by Namratha	Replies:2 :435	Latest by Namratha 13 Feb 17
open offer Hi, I have to submit to the courts my open offer to my ex- on each bullet point do I have to explain the reason why I am wanting the order? any help would be gr ... 09 Feb 17, by dellou Latest 09 Feb 17 by Bubblegum11	Replies:1 :387	Latest by Bubblegum11 09 Feb 17
Joint Property Valuation The court has asked for a joint property valuation (which I have agreed to) and my ex's solicitors would send the letter out. They sent me a letter with the in ... 02 Feb 17, by stacyg Latest 02 Feb 17 by stacyg	Replies:2 :694	Latest by stacyg 02 Feb 17
pre trial hearing? Hi I have just received a letter from the courts stating we have a pre trial hearing on Monday? I do not have all his true disclosure what happens at the pre tr ... 02 Feb 17, by dellou Latest 02 Feb 17 by Bubblegum11	Replies:3 :390	Latest by Bubblegum11 02 Feb 17
Questionnaire Response I have just received my ex's questionnaire. I noticed that I made a typo in the question "can the application provide a copy of the last 12 months ... 02 Feb 17, by stacyg Latest 02 Feb 17 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :382	Latest by hadenoughnow 02 Feb 17
Court Papers I have just received an notification from the court with the wordings below: "The order having been made by the court of its own initiative withou ... 02 Feb 17, by stacyg Latest 02 Feb 17 by .Charles	Replies:1 :357	Latest by .Charles 02 Feb 17
What to do next? Hi all I have my final hearing in two weeks time and at our FDR my stbx stated he would not be producing his accounts for his businesses as he was no longer tra ... 02 Feb 17, by dellou	Replies:0 :357
Any ideas? anyone? I am stuck big time! I have my final hearing and have to put my suggestions to the courts as to what I want to happen financially. I have been unable to negoti ... 25 Jan 17, by dellou	Replies:0 :371
Bristol LIP scheme! Now what a good idea! I had never entered a court before my divorce and my fist time was in the main court room before a circuit judge 17 Jan 17, by Bubblegum11 Latest 17 Jan 17 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :474	Latest by rubytuesday 17 Jan 17
non disclosure for final hearing? Hi All, I have my final hearing approaching fast, my stbx is refusing to produce his business accounts for his second business and is refusing to produce hi ... 10 Jan 17, by dellou Latest 11 Jan 17 by Bubblegum11	Replies:3 :1000	Latest by Bubblegum11 11 Jan 17
Help! Bundle by 6/1/17 I am Respondent LiP and have to submit my bundle documents to Applicant solicitors by tomorrow. (should have been 4th but they didn't send me anything til today ... 05 Jan 17, by Bulldozer23 Latest 05 Jan 17 by Bubblegum11	Replies:1 :368	Latest by Bubblegum11 05 Jan 17
Providing a Completion Statement I have just received by STBX's questionnaire and they are asking for me to provide a completion statement for the sale of my old house from 2012 (which the soli ... 28 Nov 16, by stacyg Latest 28 Nov 16 by Bubblegum11	Replies:1 :633	Latest by Bubblegum11 28 Nov 16
Final hearing Hello, I have my final hearing in two weeks, I will represent myself. H refused to disclose his assets, he has disclose just a small part, all his ass ... 22 Nov 16, by Vanessa1402 Latest 26 Nov 16 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :357	Latest by hadenoughnow 26 Nov 16
Help with questionnaire on co-habiting I have received questions from my stbx's solicitor. The first question is asking if my partner (who I have only known 1 year) stays over at my house and how ma ... 22 Nov 16, by GoingAlone	Replies:0 :375
Example of Court Directions Can anyone give me an example of how the Directions set out by the judge should be typed up. Thank you ... 09 Nov 16, by susanjohn	Replies:0 :374
Indemnity clauses how?? Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me with, or point me in the right direction for advice about indemnity clauses. Basically I'm in the proc ... 03 Nov 16, by Thommo1455 Latest 04 Nov 16 by polar	Replies:1 :445	Latest by polar 04 Nov 16
Research on McKenzie Friends The Bar Council has provided funding for an independent research team, led by Cardiff University, to explore what fee-charging McKenzie Friends do and what diff ... 27 Oct 16, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :485
The dreaded court bundle! So, I've been reading up on how to prepare the court bundle... Seems like a massive task! 03 Sep 16, by Bubblegum11 Latest 26 Oct 16 by Bubblegum11 1 2	Replies:8 :1264	Latest by Bubblegum11 26 Oct 16
Financial Proceedings Directions Order Wording Hello everyone, Just looking for a little clarification as to the meaning of "to file" and "to serve". I read this as the first be ... 12 Oct 16, by Bubblegum11 Latest 13 Oct 16 by Luna Shadow	Replies:1 :441	Latest by Luna Shadow 13 Oct 16
Would you send questionnaire and answer before Hi just a question regarding how to progress at this point in the process. Circumstances Years to progress to voluntary disclosure of form E.< ... 11 Oct 16, by Siggi Johnson Latest 12 Oct 16 by Bubblegum11	Replies:3 :353	Latest by Bubblegum11 12 Oct 16
Self representing at FDR - Is it scary ?? Help ! Hi I'm self representing at the FDR next week, I can't afford solicitor representation, though my ex can. I know that the FDR is more of a med ... 29 Sep 16, by coulsonmark Latest 06 Oct 16 by Siggi Johnson	Replies:2 :749	Latest by Siggi Johnson 06 Oct 16
Final hearing- farcical? Hi all I have my final hearing this week, we are both self representing ( his solicitor sacked him!). I have tried everything in the book to try and get his di ... 01 Oct 16, by dellou Latest 03 Oct 16 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :365	Latest by LittleMrMike 03 Oct 16
Both parties are unrepresented in 34% of cases More than a third of cases in the family court have no legal representative for either party, new statistics show. Quarterly statistics for the period ... 29 Sep 16, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :401
what to do next? Hi all , fast approaching our final hearing and I still don't have his full disclosure despite 2 penal notices attached. He was reported to HMRC by the Judge an ... 19 Sep 16, by dellou Latest 25 Sep 16 by Bubblegum11	Replies:1 :360	Latest by Bubblegum11 25 Sep 16
Filling out form A - Help required Hi i am applying to court via form A, I have received the mediators section and am now filling it in. On page 1 at the bottom it says additional info required. ... 15 Sep 16, by Siggi Johnson Latest 15 Sep 16 by Siggi Johnson	Replies:4 :333	Latest by Siggi Johnson 15 Sep 16
Disagreeing with a divorce petition Hi can anyone help with what will happen should I disagree with my husbands divorce Petition. I've been nothing but good to him & he said he just fell out o ... 09 Sep 16, by Maria78 Latest 10 Sep 16 by GinPin	Replies:3 :653	Latest by GinPin 10 Sep 16
Which form for division of assets? Hi there Please help!My partner wishes to self-represent in court regarding the division of assets. He is the Petitioner and the Respondent refuses to ... 06 Sep 16, by trolleydolly Latest 06 Sep 16 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :426	Latest by rubytuesday 06 Sep 16
From FDR to Final Hearing Good afternoon, I am about to submit a S25 statement and subsequently attend a Final Hearing. I will be representing myself as a Respondent(as at FDR). ... 31 Aug 16, by AndyASmith Latest 01 Sep 16 by Luna Shadow	Replies:3 :420	Latest by Luna Shadow 01 Sep 16
Organising/ offering and paying for mediation Apologies I think I've posted on the wrong section, doing this on iPhone isn't the easiest!!!! Hi, just a question about the next step really if anyone ... 31 Aug 16, by Siggi Johnson Latest 01 Sep 16 by Bubblegum11	Replies:3 :515	Latest by Bubblegum11 01 Sep 16
Varying a Court Order Hi I am divorced with a court order in place, still trying to sell marital home. There is a small secured loan on the property and the provider is try ... 30 Aug 16, by nuthy	Replies:0 :318
Self Rep Hi, financial disclosure has been voluntarily exchanged between myself and stbx solicitor, could anyone tell me what to do next. I have completed a spreadsheet ... 20 Aug 16, by Siggi Johnson Latest 20 Aug 16 by Siggi Johnson	Replies:2 :332	Latest by Siggi Johnson 20 Aug 16
Unkown dates for Chronology Hello Wiki's I am now preparing my Chronology. I am struggling to find some specific dates of certain events which are of relevance. Is it okay to ... 15 Aug 16, by Bubblegum11 Latest 15 Aug 16 by Luna Shadow	Replies:1 :422	Latest by Luna Shadow 15 Aug 16
FDR bundle and Statement of issues Hi, I am preparing a bundle for the FDR hearing and am wondering if I should update the statement of issues along with chronology? Also, instead of saying f ... 08 Aug 16, by mango561	Replies:0 :373
unreasonable behaviour...format Could someone please help me word the following in the correct acceptable format,as one of the reasons of unreasonable behaviour in divorce. Whilst att ... 29 Jul 16, by narcissist...free	Replies:0 :365
Court fees and costs I am thinking about going to court and leaving the division of the family home to the judge. I will be self repping and would like to know what sort of ... 21 Jul 16, by narcissist...free Latest 21 Jul 16 by Luna Shadow	Replies:1 :473	Latest by Luna Shadow 21 Jul 16
McKenzie friend CV Does a non professional McKenzie friend still need to produce a CV? What if they are a family member/friend who has no relevant experience, do they sim ... 13 Jul 16, by Luna Shadow Latest 13 Jul 16 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :1453	Latest by rubytuesday 13 Jul 16

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