Litigation friends

Ask the court to appoint a litigation friend

You or anyone involved can apply to the court to get a litigation friend appointed at any time during the case.

Download and fill in the relevant form to apply in the:

You’ll need to provide evidence that the person you want the court to appoint:

Deliver in person (‘serve’) a completed copy of the relevant form to the:

parent, guardian or carer if you’re applying to get a litigation friend appointed for a child
deputy, attorney with a lasting power of attorney or enduring power of attorney, or carer if you’re applying to get a litigation friend appointed for an adult
the adult you’re applying to get a litigation friend appointed for

When you’ve served the certificate of suitability, download and fill in the relevant certificate of service for a:

civil case
family case
Court of Protection case depending on whether you’re serving the other person or someone else

Deliver or send the certificate of suitability and certificate of service to the court at the same time.