Represent Yourself In Your FINANCIAL Case
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Financial Cases
Representing yourself, is it a good idea?
When you separate, whether married or cohabiting, being able to sensibly divide up your assets can be a challenge. There are many misconceptions with people beleiveing that if they personally paid the mortgage the house belongs to them, that their high income is theirs and theirs alone. Pensions, cars, valuables are all assets, and if they were accumulated within the marriage they generally belong to you both. Assets obtrained before the marriage but brought into the marriage can also be included, and things start to become complicated.
The Court process is a relatively simple one. There will be a maximum of two hearings, the first to ascertain what value of assets are matrimonial, and the second hearing is where the Judge will listen to both sides and then explain what they think is the best way to divide things. At this point, either the writing is on the wall and people concede their fixed ideas and reach an agreement, or they have simply had enough and they settle. But settling is an option, and if you want to have your day in court, thrash out the finer details of things in front of a Judge you can elect to go to a Final Hearing. These are not simple at all and can be very complex. But when you dont want to accept, what to you seems to be a bad deal, then you need a Final Hearing to get to the bottom of things.
Many people represent themselvs in finacial hearings. The first hearing, the FDA is not difficult, although preparing the paperwork correctly in important. The Second Hearing it is advisable to get some help, either with preparation or in court, and the Final Hearing it is important to get help with preparation and the hearing. Having said that, when needs must and you do not have the money or cannot justify spending money, you need to represent yourself, but make sure that you get advice and support if nothing else.
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Part One
Finalcial cases Part One will cover everything from contemplating making an application through to the end of the First Hearing, the FDA. When you separate there are often disagreements about how you should divide your assets. You may have reached an agreement, but is that a good agreement or a bad one? Many people have big misconceptions about what is fair or unfair. Being the one that pays the mortgage does not give you the house, not working or working part time does not lessen your rights. What happened during the marriage is viewed as something you accepted and the court will not make adjustments to an arrangement that suited you in the marriage but now seems unfair. Sometimes you have little choice but to accept what you can, but the bottom line, last resort would (should) be a Court Application. So if you know what the court will order, you know where you stand. The court may take several months to get to a conclusion, but you can at least weight up the pro’s and con’s and know where you stand.
This course Lead you through mediation to making an application and completing the forms correctly. It covers what happens in the First Hearing and how the Court will consider the situation and how you can ensure that you do not make costly mistakes at this stage. It also includes sample documents and templates where necessary.
Part Two
Financial Cases Part Two will take you from your first hearing through to and including the second hearing FDR which the court uses to try to encourage you both to reach an agreement. The Jusge will consider your situation and explain how they feel the finances should be shared. They will be looking at the situation as if what has been disclosed is honest and thruthful. You may have issues which you feel would alter the outcome and not be willing to accept what has been suggested to you both. In that situation you would ask to go to a Final Hearing
Part Three
Financialcases Part Three will cover everything from the end of the FDR hearing through to the end of the Final Hearing. This hearing is a far more complex hearing than the previous two and ideally requires assistance to get you through it.
This course will take you through writing your Section 25 Statement and the preparation needed for the Final hearing.
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Coaching
If you don’t feel ready to manage your case entirely on your own, our coaching programme will allow you to follow the same process but with support and guidance from Simon Walland family law at every step. We will discuss your case, check your documents, look at different approaches, talk about the hearing and how to prepare yourself correctly.
Structured Legal Training Courses
It is all very well representing yourself through each type of court case, but if you are unsure about the steps or the documents you will need, use our Training Courses to learn every step to make sure you do things properly, on time and with the right information
Digital Downloads
These PDF Digital Downloads have been written to explain every aspect of all of the different situations that you will come across and are unsure of. Each guide is a step by step approach and has sample documents and templates where appropriate.
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If you are representing yourself in the family courts, or taking a Hybrid approach and doing as much of the leg work yourself (at little to no cost) then these products will benefit you in understanding what approach to take and what paperwork is needed at each stage of the process.
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