I've had a range of estimates for the cost of applying as a Litigant in Person through all the processes of applying for and obtaining a Child Arrangements Order - rather than using a solicitor.

Can anyone give me the benefit of their experience, please?

Thank you all for your advice earlier in the year. It was very helpful. My wife and I continue to care for the two young children for the majority of the time. It is a sort of informal family kinship caring arrangement. But we have resisted so far applying for a Child Arrangements Order because we w...

We are grandparents who have been providing the majority of care for a 2 year old child and a 5 year child for the last 16 months. The mother is mentally ill and the father also has mental health issues. The local authority Children's Department is threatening to take the children into care because ...