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Appointing a litigation friend checklist

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

Applies to England and Wales

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Litigation friend checklist

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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.

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