You thought you’d reached a settlement when you split. It may have been over the finances, property, the children or even the family dog. It was agreed, either between you together or in mediation or collaborative family law or it may have been negotiated by lawyers. Or your settlement may have ended up with a judge deciding because you weren’t going to agree yourselves. But here you are, months or even years later, facing more court hearings or CAFCASS hearings and you feel sick at the thought.  

The Back To Court Again programme is for people like you who are going back to court post-divorce either to enforce an order, or for specific (often child related) applications, eg. a prohibited steps order.

You may have legal representation or you may be representing yourself in court as a litigant in person. This may have come about because you have run out of funds for legal representation due to the adversarial nature of the case. Deep down, whilst you know you’re right, you also know that if you lose, you’ll lose a lot and you can’t even bear to think about that.

If you have been to court before to reach settlement you’ll be feeling all too familiar anxiety and probably not sleeping well. It’s hard to focus on work and harder still to keep it all together with this hanging over you.  

We offer help and support for anyone facing a family court hearing or courtroom appearance who wishes to improve both their performance in the family court and their chances of success. We also offer McKenzie Friend Support for people representing themselves in court (a litigant in person) if you wish to have someone to support you in court. Back To Court Again is a programme for people going to court; they may have legal representation or they may be representing themselves in court as a litigant in person. This may have come about because they have run out of funds for legal representation due to the adversarial nature of the case.