BOX 1 APPEALS – This Help Guide has been written to take you through the process of doing something about a family court decision that you do not agree with. Before you start the court process of child arrangements, we feel it is prudent for you to be aware of how to appeal a court decision if it does not go your way. This is because the time span to appeal after a court hearing is very short and easily missed. Please read this Help Guide before you start any proceedings.

BOX 2 COMPLAINING – Will show you how to complain about a court, judge, magistrate, solicitor, and barrister. Again, these complaints have time frames and you should be aware of these.

BOX 3 – REALITIES AND TRUAMA OF THE FAMILY COURT – This Help Guide was written from our own experiences and from lengthy discussions with others who had been through a family court experience. Unanimously everyone said the same thing – in real life, dealing with the family courts, solicitors, and barristers was so far removed from what they had first thought that it left them upset, traumatised, and feeling cheated. Many ‘legal dramas’ on TV portray a very different picture of what the legal world is actually like. We become convinced that everything will be fine and the truth will always prevail, but this is far from the reality. Many of the things mentioned may not happen to you, but it is best you are aware of them.

BOX 4 – YOUR RIGHTS – Many people do not know what rights they have when they enter the family court system. This Help Guide will inform you of what the courts, solicitors, and barristers cannot do, and what your rights are.

BOX 5 – GDPR – Here we will discuss your GDPR and your child.