Nine out of 10 litigants in person suffer strain

A report by Citizens Advice due out this week will show that the demands of going to court without legal representation is putting people’s jobs and health at risk. Nine out of 10 people who have gone through the family courts as litigants in person suffer strain in their mental and physical health, working lives and finances, according to the study. There has been a 30% rise in cases where neither party has access to legal help and a 22% rise in such cases involving children. Seven in 10 people report not going to the courts at all. Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, says: “For people representing themselves in the family courts, whether in a divorce case or to keep the legal right to see their children, the workload can be unmanageable. In extreme cases people are quitting their jobs so they have the time to do research before going to court.” 

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