Advice please on self-rep AR

Hi
Am currently in dispute with my previous solicitor, over an excessive bill.
My question is:- Can I start Ancillary Relief Proceedings myself?
As long as I inform the court that I am self representing?
Many thanks
Primrosepetal

You can definately start self repping, you have to serve your solicitor and the court and stbx sol with a notice (there is probably a proper name for the form that the legal Wiki''s may know). BUT I would think that your sol would want to clear up outstandings issues such as payment first (you will need to check this or wait for someone who knows more than I do to reply)

good Luck
Survive
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Thanks Survive!
So does that mean I can''t submit my form A to the court today?
Sitting here with my 240 quid & completed form all ready to travel the 100 miles to court with kiddies in tow
I guess not
Primrosepetal

Print this off and fill it in, before you travel that far call the court and ask if you can file for AR, you need to contact the solicitor also and de-instruct them.

IN THE XXXXX COUNTY COURT
Case Number:

BETWEEN


APPLICANT NAME
Applicant

and

RESPONDANT NAME Respondent


_____________________________________________________________________

NOTICE OF ACTING IN PERSON
_____________________________________________________________________


Take notice that I, XX am from this date forward acting in person. My address for service is ADDRESS.


Signed



Date :

is the form A, the notice to act in person? And why £240???

To be honest I wqouldn''t like to say if you can or can''t with outstanding issues with your sol. Yes, you def can self rep, but if it''s before these issues are sorted I don''t know. Why don''t you try calling Wiki helpline for a quick bit of advice if you ''are waiting to go''??

Survive
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The notice of acting in person lets the court know who to correspond with, if they don`t get one they continue to send it all to the solicitor.

Form A is an application for a financial order, what was called Ancillary Relief, the court charge for this and the current charge is £240.

If no proceedings are issued, there will be no firm on the court record.

A notice of acting is required for a firm of solicitors to place themselves on the court record or for a litigant in person to remove their solicitor from the record and to notify the court that they are acting in person.

In this case the applicant will enter their own details on the Form A in which case the court will write to them when required.

Charles