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I was informed my ex partner had her legal aid revoked and that the legal aid people would inform me if that changed. They did not.
I started getting nonsense solicitor letters again and was starting to think she must be on legal aid again and in her last solicitor letter she confirmed she was receiving legal aid.
I contacted the legal aid people but they simply said that she was entitled to legal aid but they can not tell me why.
She is in full time employment, has a lodger living with her, there has been no domestic violence, no child abuse no police involvement whatsoever. I am on Job seekers allowance and I can not get legal aid as far as I am aware.
She is using the children with the legal aid help as weapons against me trying to cut or reduce contact with our children and I find this totally unfair ! I feel that I am fighting a loosing battle and that we will end up at a contested hearing because 3 times now a judge has ruled against her ! But it's costing me lots of money all the time.
You maybe able to contact the court and ask if she has a legal aid certificate in place, - for Family law I think you can only get LA if their has been DV, so if this is not the case then you may need to take steps to inform of this,
what stage are you with courts at the moment ?
one of the guys on here gets Legal aid as his ex does .... he maybe be able to comment think it is Dec?
sorry not much help my ex tried to get it as dv with her current boyfriend but they refused ...thankfully
Final hearing this month. CAFCASS have completed report which is quite good and had 2 observation visits this weekend because one child went home recently with a bump which was totally accidental. That report will be good also.
However ex has already said she does not agree with most of the CAFCASS report and threatening it will go to contested hearing
Basically she wants no overnight contact at my house because one child will not sleep over here ( the others do and she just says her mum needs and she will do soon but resumes contact the next day happily) so her argument is that they come as a unit and therefore if not all want to sleep here then they should never sleep here. Judge 2 or 3 times now and the CAFCASS report state let whatever children want stay over at my house.
Therefore I don't think she will win at contested hearing because she will be arguing not only against me but CAFCASS also
she may be getting LA but s far i have seen that as i am a LIP the court seem to be kinder on me and try to explain things i also have contacted a very helpful legal advisor whom said she will try and get on our hearing to help so don't let it put you off ...as you said she seems to not even be listening to the services etc showing her true personality ? was /is she controlling these seems to demostate that ,
good luck keep confident - the courts understand now with most legal aid being taken away that we have to self represent any father prepared to do that must gain some credit for that alone
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