Courts and family legal advice?

HI,





Can anyone help please, I have been asked to attend court for the financial side of my divorce but I can not afford the legal fee's as have new partner and the cost of living is leaving us with bearly enough to live on we have four children and do not qualify for legal aid, firstly I do not feel comfortable attending court as ex has been given a harrasment warning by police and I feel uncomfortable being in his presence, secondly can I ask my lawyer to take funds after money side has been sorted as there is a lot of equity sat in the house shared with ex partner.





Any advice would be helpful, I know my GP will happily say it would do me harm to appear in court faced with my ex as I now suffer with anxiety due to this.Courts and family legal advice?
have you tried victim support i would try them or failing that take a friend with you .. it will be done anyway behind closed doors ..yes lawyer can take payment after settlement .. a lot of people do not realise but legal aid is taken anyway for payment after a settlement even if you were granted it before you see a penny of the money good luck in court if you do feel uncomftable tell the usher when you arrive there will be security anyway but the court will be aware of an order against your ex .Courts and family legal advice?
What safer place could you be than in the courtroom? You may speak with the bailiff to assure necessary security arrangements, such as police escort out of the building to avoid confronting your ex.





You should attend the hearing. Do not give you ex the advantage in court by your absence. Since the system is adversarial, he could win be default. Do not make your financial condition worse.





I do not understand your question about ';can I ask my lawyer to take funds after money side has been sorted as there is a lot of equity sat in the house shared with ex partner.'; The equity in the house is a part of the ';financial side'; of the divorce.





Be strong. Make sure that your children get the support that is rightfully theirs and that you get the fair share of the marital assets. Do not wimp out. It can cost you dearly.