The Course
What makes this course a 'BOOTCAMP' course?
Having been a Lawyer and dealt with thousands of different types of cases, I wanted to provide you with every single thing that I knew on each type of hearing that you may encounter in the Family Courts.
Children, Finances and Domestic Abuse cases all need to be approached correctly and you will need to provide certain information at the appropriate time and in the right format. Mistakes can be costly both in terms of not seeing the children when you want to, or in a loss of money or assets that did not need to happen.
THE STAKES ARE HIGH TO GET THIS RIGHT
Why do I need this?
This is an online course designed to deliver my step by step process for achieving the best outcome from your next hearing at a fraction of the cost of a Solicitor or even a McKenzie Friend. Attend court feeling confident and ready to make progress
When you have completed this course you will be able to use the samples and templates provided to confidently provide information at every step of the journey. For each and every hearing you attend, knowing that your case is not lost, that the Judge will understand your position, and the court will be in a better position to assist you.
Despite what you may hear and read on the Internet, usually written by people who messed up their case, who tried to force their approach on the court, who tried to bully their way through or to be clever, despite all that, the court are looking for a fair and reasonable outcome in usually difficult circumstances. Both parties tend to be upset with the other, maybe wanting to emotionally hurt the other, not wanting to let go, not wanting to let the other side get away with anything, but the court will still try to be fair to both.
Follow the right steps and allow the court to help you. Dont make an enemy of the one person that will make decisions that will affect the rest of your life, the Judge. Give the Judge what they need, when they need it and in the right format. Play the game, dont end up being kicked around the pitch and score an own goal.
Just imagine how much time, money, energy and heartache that you will save by being successful in your court case.
What difference will this make for me?
The courts time is limited. You will have things that will progress your case and the key is to make sure that the court is aware of what you want, why you want it, why it helps the case, why they should take action to make what you want to happen.
Following this course will ensure that all of your points are made to the court, that the court understands the basis of your case and why what you say makes sense.
Trying to blurt out everything that is on your mind in one go will be offputting. You may forget important points. You will undoubtedly be interupted. You may go into too much detail or make it seem too complicated if you feel pressured.
With a clearly presented case that has everything you need the court to know will pay dividends
Watch this introduction before commiting
having finished the FDA hearing you will need to prpepare for the FDR and provide fresh information, update documents and put together an offer to settle.
The Judge at the hearing will be looking at, and discussing offers to settle. The last thing you want is for your suggestion to be so wide of the mark that your case loses credibility and you lose the Judges attention.
What you will learn?
This course will follow all of the essential steps required to take you from the FDA hearing to the FDR hearing. I've spent a considerable amount of time fine-tuning each module to make sure that the information is not only helpful but also presented in an accessible way.
What you'll really appreciate is how carefully it's structured; each module builds on the previous one, so you never feel overwhelmed. Think of it as a step-by-step guide that will arm you with a solid foundation in handling your first financial cases confidently. You'll find that the thoughtful organisation makes learning both efficient and enjoyable, which is great because it takes a lot of the stress out of getting started in such a complex field.
This course covers the following essential information
The courts will have dealt with the FDA hearing and will now be looking ahead to the FDR. The FDR is all about trying to reach a settlement. Both sides have to provide an offer to settle. This offer needs to be based on the financial information available, or if there is missing information on your estimate of what is misisng and what it is worth.
You will have the opportunity to explain your offer to the Judge who will discuss both sides offers and see what can be done to get you both to reach an agreement. It is a very important stage that would avoid goign to a Final Hearing is approached sensibly and realsistically.
This course will cover everything that you will need to get from your First Hearing through to the end of your Second Hearing:
Responding to your exes questionnaire
Updating the ES1 and ES2
Mortgage Raising Capacity
Business valuations
Updating disclosure
Making a sensible offer
Note for the FDR Hearing
Court Bundles
What happens in the hearing
Every step is fully explained, and where appropriate there is a free sameple document as well as a template.
BE PREPARED
When you go into any court hearing, you will need to be prepared as best you possibly can. You will often have 30 minutes, or an hour to persuade the Judge to agree with you and make an order that helps you case to move forward.
BE READY
Often in a hearing you will be presented with a fork in the road. Do you go left or right? You have a choice, but the choice will stay with you until the next hearing, probably at least three months away. Left or Right? Be ready for all options that may present themselves
BE CONFIDENT
Fear of the unknown will spoil your potential in court. If you have prepared correctly, if you are ready for presnting your case, you will feel confident. The courts always follow a well trodden path that you can predict and march forward with confidence knowing that you are showing the Judge the right way forward.