Most people have heard the term parental alienation syndrome however, that is the wrong terminology as it is often framed as a condition or syndrome and it is now recognised that ‘parental alienation syndrome’ has no evidential basis and the...
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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.
