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"Legal representation"
Immigration
Specified proceedings in the magistrates’ court
Persons on benefits qualify automatically
Means
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Always free at a mental health review tribunal.
Immigration adjudicator or Immigration Appeal Tribunal is subject to the same means test, as that applied for legal help.
Representation in specified proceedings in the magistrates’ court (authorised representation), the financial eligibility test is the similar to that for family mediation.
Far all other types of representation,
some benefits mean automatic qualification.
Latest financial limits
here
Still may be funded if the case is likely to be expensive.
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"Specified family proceedings in the magistrates’ court"
For controlled representation, no contributions are payable from either income or capital.
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Will pay a weekly contribution of one third of any income over a net limit
Latest
financial limits
here
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In a Nutshell:
General information:: no means test.
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Legal Help or Help at Court: disposable income below
limit per week and disposable capital below limit.
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Family Mediation and
Help with Mediation: disposable income below
limit and disposable capital limit.
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Approved family help and
Legal Representation: disposable income
limit and disposable capital below limit; a contribution is required for income or capital above half these figures.
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Mental Health Review Tribunal not subject to any means test;
Immigration Adjudicator is subject to the Legal Help means test;
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Support funding
capital and disposable income limits.
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Certain
family proceedings before magistrates are subject to the Family Mediation means test.
Over limit, all disposable capital must be used up paying for legal costs.
Over free limit contribution is
payable.
Latest financial limits
here.
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Capital