Coming to a decision to separate, get divorced or having that decision announced to you, has many consequences and will bring many reactions and emotions, as with any other loss. Whilst the end of a relationship can for some understandably be...
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Leave
Leave means ‘permission’. Some steps in legal action require the permission of the Court.
Legal Aid / Public Funding
State funded assistance towards legal fees for those on lower incomes.
Litigant in person
A person who starts or defends a case without legal representation. Such a person is entitled to be accompanied by another person who may advise them, but may not address the Court.
Litigation friend
A person who conducts legal proceedings on behalf of a child or a mentally incapacitated person.
Lodging
The process of filing (delivering) documents to a Court.
