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Hi All
Question is about when does legal aid stop, have looked through the forums but couldn't find an answer so hoping someone could help.
After being separated/divorced for almost 2 years with regular child contact, EX withholds the kids and claims historical and on-going DV. Case is still on-going now heading towards the final hearing (finally!) but the question I have is;
Outcome of fact finding hearing was no finding of fact on any of the DV claims but the EX is still receiving legal aid which she was able to claim because of DV, when does legal aid end if there has been no DV?
As said final hearing is in a few months which I fully expect to win and regain contact with my kids but I'm worried that she will always try something else to stop the kids seeing me if she has access to legal aid.
Thanks for any help and as hard as it is keep strong our kids are worth it!
I'm only guessing here, but I would think that legal aid will end when there is a final ruling, and that if she goes back to court, then it would be a new case and she'd have to apply for legal aid again. I would have thought that there wouldn't be grounds for legal aid a second time.
As I said, it's only a guess, so I would contact CAB and ask them for an opinion on this.
I would have thought it depends on the “proof” she provided to get legal aid. For example, if she has a GP letter, or is under a women’s refuge for support, but if she’s made claims during a contact case, without any evidence to back it up, it should stop.
You can contact the legal aid agency to query this, just for clarification.
Best of luck
Im actualy going through this now fact finding coming uo falsy accused its taken an impact my life leagl aid was pulled at finaly hearing and i have to reply and dispute section 7 report and alligations schedule and statment dont nkw how or were to start
Im actualy going through this now fact finding coming uo falsy accused its taken an impact my life leagl aid was pulled at finaly hearing and i have to reply and dispute section 7 report and alligations schedule and statment dont now how or were to start
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