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Representing yourself in the family court in England and Wales? Learn how to prepare for hearings, organise court bundles, present evidence, understand directions, write focused statements and use McKenzie Friend support within proper boundaries.

These guides are designed to make court participation more manageable and your documents easier to follow.

JSH Law offers paid case organisation, statement assistance, bundle preparation and hearing support for litigants in person, subject to the scope and permissions applicable.

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Who Checks the AI in Your Family Court Case? Seven Questions to Ask

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Using AI for family court? Check responsibility, privacy, evidence and legal sources before relying on a draft. Seven practical questions from JSH Law.
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Family Court Next Week and No Solicitor: Your Preparation Plan

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A practical hearing-preparation plan for parents without a solicitor: check your orders, triage documents, organise the bundle and identify the decisions you need.
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When the Family Court Process Becomes Part of the Harm: Domestic Abuse, Solicitors’ Letters and Litigation Pressure

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Can solicitor correspondence and court procedures compound domestic abuse? An evidence-led guide to litigation pressure, professional duties and practical steps for litigants in person.
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Disputing Screenshots in Family Court? The Seven-Day Notice to Prove Rule Explained

The other parent has disclosed screenshots or documents you believe are inaccurate or fabricated. Can you simply challenge them at the final hearing? FPR 22.16 contains an important notice to prove procedure and a potentially short deadline. This guide explains authenticity, digital evidence, procedural requirements and practical steps for litigants in person.
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Professional Referrals to JSH Law: Family Court Support for Litigants in Person

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A practical guide for solicitors, mediators, domestic abuse services and charities referring litigants in person to JSH Law for defined-scope family court preparation and evidence support, with clear confidentiality, safeguarding and regulatory boundaries.
An organised family court case folder, diary and papers, illustrating practical steps after problems with unregulated litigation support.

Let Down by a McKenzie Friend? What Mazur, Baxter and Wright v Troy Lucas Mean for Your Case

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What can you do when a McKenzie Friend or unregulated legal adviser mishandles your case? A practical guide to the legal boundaries, evidence, remedies and next steps.
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Direct Access Barristers, Facebook Groups and Legal Tech: How Litigants in Person Are Trying to Survive Family Court

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With legal aid limited and private legal advice often unaffordable, many litigants in person turn to Facebook groups for urgent family court help. But relying on social media advice can cause real harm. This article explains where to find safer support, how to prepare for court, and how to use direct access barristers properly.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

How to Get a Family Court Transcript: Form EX107, Costs, Delays and Appeals

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Need to know exactly what was said at your Family Court hearing? This practical guide explains how to request an official transcript using Form EX107, the costs involved, potential delays, financial assistance through EX105 and what to do when an appeal deadline is approaching. Includes practical guidance for litigants in person in England and Wales.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Can AI Prove Coercive Control? No — But It Can Help the Court See the Pattern

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Coercive control often exists in patterns spread across thousands of messages. AI may help identify repetition, change and candidate evidence — but it cannot make a judicial finding. JSH Law examines Jenny Rudd's Dispute Buddy, a recent NYU London discussion with Charles Hale KC, PD12J and the line between pattern detection and proof.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

From 41% to 2%: What Frolo’s Early Family Court Survey Is Telling Us About Trust

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The first 87 parents responding to Frolo’s Family Court survey reported a striking collapse in trust, alongside concerns about mental health, children, professional reports, coercive control, costs and delay. These are preliminary, self-selected findings — not population estimates. But they raise questions the Family Court should want to answer.