How my family court works
A calm, structured way to walk into court prepared — from your first diary entry to filing your bundle.
Create your case
Add your case title, the court, your role (applicant/respondent), and a short summary. Everything is private to your account.
Learn the stage you're at
Open the stage guide for wherever you are — MIAM, FHDRA, fact-finding, DRA, final hearing, or after the order — for what happens, what to prepare, and what to file.
Log events as they happen
Add diary entries whenever something important happens — missed contact, incidents, emails, safeguarding concerns. Your chronology writes itself.
Draft with AI assistance
Answer a short set of questions and get a first draft of a C100, C1A, position statement, witness statement, Scott Schedule or consent order. You review, edit and export.
Understand what lands in your inbox
Paste any court order, statement or letter into the document explainer and get it in plain English. Ask follow-up questions in the Assistant any time.
Rehearse with the AI barrister
Before a hearing, run a practice cross-examination or submissions session. Get feedback on tone, weak points, and questions a judge is likely to ask.
Build your court bundle
Assemble a paginated, indexed PDF bundle in PD27A order — chronology, statements, exhibits and orders — ready to file and serve on the other party and Cafcass.
Review, save and file
Every draft is clearly marked as such. Have it checked by a solicitor, Citizens Advice or Support Through Court where possible, then file it yourself.