Family Court Assistant

Explains your family court case in plain English and helps you prepare for what's next.

For anyone going through a divorce, a financial remedy case or a child arrangements case in England and Wales without a lawyer.

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The family court isn't one process. It can be three, running at the same time.

Your divorce.

Ending the marriage itself. Its own application, its own orders, its own waiting periods.

Your finances.

What happens to money, property and pensions. Its own forms, including Form E, and its own hearings.

Your children.

Where they live and who they see. Its own application, the C100, and its own hearings.

Each one has its own deadlines and expects you to know what you're doing.
Family Court Assistant keeps track of all three.

Your case. Understood.

Got a letter you don't recognise?
Family Court Assistant explains it.
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A form you've never seen before?
It walks you through every section.
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A hearing in two weeks?
It helps you prepare for it.
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Explain documents

Letters, forms and orders in plain English.

Track deadlines

Every date in one timeline.

Draft statements

A first draft you review and change.

Understand orders

What the court has decided and what you must do.

Prepare for hearings

What to expect, what to bring, what you'll be asked.

Upload evidence

Keep your documents together and know which ones matter.

Follow your timeline

Ask where your case is up to and see the stages laid out.

Know the rules

What the rules say and where they come from.

How it works

Three steps, from your first letter to your final hearing.

1

Upload

The court letter, order or form in front of you. A C100, a Form E, a notice of hearing. A photo is enough.

2

Ask

What does this mean? What happens at my hearing? Help me with my Form E.

3

Understand

A plain-English explanation, a first draft, or your next deadline on your timeline. Ready in seconds, and remembered for the whole case.

See Family Court Assistant in action

Uploading a document
notice-of-hearing.pdf
I don't know what this means. Is this bad?
Family Court Assistant
Take a breath — this isn't bad news. It's a notice telling you when your hearing is.
I'll explain what it says, and add the date to your timeline so you don't have to hold it in your head.
How do I answer section 5 of my C100?
Section 5 · Your reasons
Why you're making this application
Whether you need the court's permission to apply
Family Court Assistant
I'll help you work out whether you need permission, and word both parts.
Family Court Assistant
Your FHDRA is in 5 days. Here's what to prepare.
Read the application back through
Draft your position statement
Check the court address and time
Illustrative examples. Family Court Assistant responds naturally to you.

You never start from the beginning again.

Every document you upload, every deadline, every question you've asked, kept in one place from your first letter to your final hearing.

Come back in three months and ask where your case is up to. It knows.

Where's my case up to?
C100 application submitted
Filed 3 Feb
First hearing (FHDRA)
In 5 days
CAFCASS report due
Expected March

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£35 a month, after a free 7 day trial

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