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I've recently been in contact with a solicitor who have said that they can represent me for free and over the phone asked me to give them the details so that they could complete a CW1 form. It turns out that this is for emergency legal help.
I was refused legal aid and have never been able to afford a solicitor so this came as a very big surprise.
I was wondering under what circumstances can solicitors offer help in this context?
hi,
am not familiar with this, but have a look at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cw1-financial-eligibility-for-legal-aid-clients
they will probably assess your income/savings etc
There is no legal aid available unless you arema woman making up false allegations which they are clamping down on
Best place to get free advice is to come on here
you can also try the corams childrens legal centre - https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/
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