Litigation friends

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Apply to be a litigation friend

You can apply to be someone바카라 사이트檚 litigation friend by either:

  • providing a copy of the court order that appointed you as the person바카라 사이트檚 deputy if it gives you permission to act as their litigation friend
  • filling in a certificate of suitability if you바카라 사이트檙e not the person바카라 사이트檚 deputy

You must send (바카라 사이트榝ile바카라 사이트�) your court order or certificate of suitability with the court before you can act on the person바카라 사이트檚 behalf.

The person바카라 사이트檚 solicitor usually does this, but you can do it yourself if there바카라 사이트檚 no solicitor yet. Contact the court to find out where to deliver your documents. You바카라 사이트檒l then have to find a solicitor to act for the other person.

Deputies: civil cases

If you바카라 사이트檙e the deputy of the claimant (the person bringing the case to court) and your deputy바카라 사이트檚 court order gives you permission to be litigation friend, you must file your court order together with the claim form that starts the court case.

Certificate of suitability

Download and fill in the relevant form to apply in the:

Deliver in person (바카라 사이트榮erve바카라 사이트�) a completed copy of the relevant form to the:

  • parent, guardian or carer, if you바카라 사이트檙e applying to be a child바카라 사이트檚 litigation friend
  • deputy, attorney with a lasting power of attorney or enduring power of attorney, or carer of the adult you want to be litigation friend for
  • the adult, known as the 바카라 사이트榩rotected party바카라 사이트�, you want to be litigation friend for

If you바카라 사이트檙e applying to act for an adult, explain on the certificate of suitability form why you think they need someone to make decisions about the case on their behalf.

Certificate of service

When you바카라 사이트檝e served the certificate of suitability, download and fill in the relevant certificate of service for a:

What to do with the forms

Deliver or send the certificate of suitability and certificate of service to the court at the same time.

If you바카라 사이트檙e applying to be litigation friend for the person making the claim in a civil case, your forms must be delivered with the claim form.

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