Form

Appointing a litigation friend checklist

Form for solicitors to complete if a protected party lacks capacity to carry out family proceedings.

• From: Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• Published: 4 April 2014
• Last updated: 21 December 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Litigation friend checklist

MS Word Document, 30.5 KB

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Details

Use this form if you believe someone needs to have a litigation friend appointed for them as they lack capacity to carry out family proceedings themselves.

The local council can complete the form if they are a party to the proceedings and the client doesn’t have a solicitor.

Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 21 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 21 December 2021

   Updated form added.

2. 4 April 2014

   First published.