What is a McKenzie Friend?

What do they do and how do they do it?

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• By Simon Walland

Preparing for Your First Children Case Hearing

Understand how to fully prepare for your first hearing and learn what to anticipate to avoid unnecessary delay and anguish.

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• By Simon Walland

Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders

Everything you need to know about either obtaining either or both of these prders, or defending yourself against them.

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• By Simon Walland

Be heard in court without saying a word

Representing yourself in a children case hearing and getting your message across to the court properly.

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• By Simon Walland

Enforcing a Child Arrangements Order (Detailed course)

Why, how and when to enforce an order. Explains the process, filling in your application, your supporting Position Statement and presenting yourself in court.

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• By Simon Walland

Cross Examination and Evidence

Both of these are crucial in any Final Hearing or Fact Finding Hearing. Learn how to use evidence and cross examination in your case

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• By Simon Walland

Parental Alienation and High Conflict Cases

Two of the worst elements of divorce and separation. Understand them and how to manage them.

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• By Simon Walland

Represent yourself in Financial Hearings

Understand the full process and download sample documents

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• By Simon Walland

Represent yourself in a Fact Finding Hearing

Learn how to manage these difficult hearings

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• By Simon Walland

Writing a Position Statement

Follow this course and write your own Position Statements with confidence. You will understand why the Position Statement is such a valuable tool in your court case, and how to focus its contents to really help you in court.

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• By Simon Walland

MASTERCLASS McKenzie Friend - Module One (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Train to be an accredited Mckenzie Friend

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• By Simon Walland

Learn about training to be a Mckenzie Friend with the MASTERCLASS

This is a short overview of the MASTERCLASS course

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• By Simon Walland

Module Two - Position Statements MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Write your own Position Statements

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• By Simon Walland

Module Three - Court applications MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Understand the range of court application that can be made

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• By Simon Walland

Module Four - Children applications MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Understand the typical process for a Children Application

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• By Simon Walland

Module Seven - Court Experts MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Understand the role of different court experts

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• By Simon Walland

Module Five - Financial applications MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Understand the typical process for a Financial Application

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• By Simon Walland

Module Six- Domestic Abuse MASTERCLASS (part of McKenzie Friend Training)

Understand the first stages of an application for a protective injunction

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• By Simon Walland

Represent Yourself in the Family Court MASTERCLASS

Learn how to represent yourself in court properly

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• By Simon Walland

Children Cases

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Financial Cases

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Domestic Abuse

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McKenzie Friend Essential

All three courses bundles together to get you going as a McKenzie Friend

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Statements MASTERCLASS

Write your own Statements

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• By Simon Walland

Complete your Form E for a Financial Application First Hearing

When you make an application for a Financial Remedy, to separate your finances following a Divorce, you will be sent a list of documents to prepare for the first hearing. This service works with you to complete the Form E. It is a 27 page document with a lot of questions which can trip you up if you are not aware of the purpose and intention of each quetion, and if you do not provide exactly what is required. You do not want to provide too much, or too little either.

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• By Simon Walland

Complete the ES1 and ES2 forms for financial proceedings

Both of these forms are ordered by the courts for either the FDA or FDR hearing to make their life easier. It makes sense to provide both forms for both types of hearing as well as for Final Hearings. Learn how to complete them correctly using our guide, and also use our templates and sample forms to show you how to complete them

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• By Simon Walland

Should I go to court?

When you separate, there are often two major issues to consider resolving from your relationship, children and money. This guide explains whether it is a good idea or a bad idea to make an application to the family Courts. If negotiations are taking place, you may feel that you are being minimised, dismissed and irrelevent, or you may be making progress, but if you made an application to court, how different could it be? Would you get a batter deal, or a worse deal.

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Making a C100 application

When you decide to make an application to the courts you need to fill in a C100 form. If you do not know where your ex is with the children you also need a C4. Both forms are included with this guide together with a step by step explanation of each stage.

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• By Simon Walland

Preparing for your CAFCASS Safeguarding Interview

Every application is screened by CAFCASS in a Safeguarding Ingterview. The purpose is to give the courts some more background to the application and direct it to the right level Judge. Often what you would like to say is not the best thing to say at this stage. Understand why, and learn what you do need to talk about. This guide includes a sample letter to the court that CAFCASS will write following your interview.

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Attending your first Hearing (FHDRA)

Your application will inevitably lead to your first hearing. You need to prepare for what may happen there in order to progress your case. A lack of preparation and if information the courts needs is not available a delay of usually two to three months will follow, so the better prepared you can be the quicker you will get a solution to your problems.

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Writing a Position Statement

When you represent yourself in court, nothing will help you more than a Position Statement. They are a critical document which you would be a fool to ignore. The Position Statement has a purpose, there are rules to follow, it needs to acheve an objective in order to be useful. Learn and understand the key components, read a sample of use the template provided to do your own winning Position Statement.

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Challenge a Section 7 Report

The court will often ask CAFCASS to do a report on the family, to interview the parents, children and anyone else with an insight to the way the family works. They will then make a recommendation to the court will is usually followed. Unless you challenge it. CAFCASS make mistakes, can be biased and can allow their opinions to dictate what they write. If the recommendation is wrong it should be challenged. This guide leads you through the process of making that challenge to the report.

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Writing a Statement for the Family Court

Ultimately the court will find that your case needs to be resolved once and for all. All of the information reuired has been obtained and no agreements can be reached, both parties are still at loggerheads. A final hearing is needed, and for that a Statement will be ordered. It may be called a narrative Statement or a Witness Statement, which are both the same thing, a Statement.

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• By Simon Walland

Financial Cases First Directions Appointment (FDA)

This course will lead you through your First Financial Hearing (FDA) from making a decision about making an application through to the conclusion of the firstr hearing. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

Financial Cases - Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing (FDR)

This course will lead you through your First Financial Hearing (FDA) from making a decision about making an application through to the conclusion of the firstr hearing. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module One

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

Let me COACH you through your first Financial Hearing, the FDA

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• By Simon Walland

Let me COACH you in challenging your Section 7 Report and/or your Final Hearing

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module Two

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module Three

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

Do your own Divorce

Follow this course and write your own Position Statements with confidence. You will understand why the Position Statement is such a valuable tool in your court case, and how to focus its contents to really help you in court.

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module Four

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module Five

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

First Directions Appointment (FDA) - Module Six

This course will lead you from wondering whether it is worthwhile or in your interests to make an application, through to dealing with Mediation, making an application and what to do when the court sends you confirmation of your application. With an easy to follow step by step approach guiding you through all of the documents explained as well as samples and templates provided, you will know everything you need to know to take the first steps towards dealing with your assets following a Divorce

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• By Simon Walland

Your First Financial Hearing (FDA) all Modules included

There are six modules to this course taking you from thinking about making an application through to the end of your first hearing. This Bundle is all six modules in one.

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