{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-procedure-regulations-2012/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-procedure-regulations-2012/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3098",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-procedure-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Family help",
  "text": "(1) Family help may be provided in a family dispute as either family help (lower) or family help (higher).\n(2) “Family help (lower)” means—\n(a) civil legal services provided in relation to the negotiation of a family dispute before the issuing of proceedings; or\n(b) civil legal services provided in relation to the issuing of proceedings in order to obtain a consent order following the settlement of a family dispute.\n(3) “Family help (higher)” means such civil legal services as are available under legal representation but does not include preparation for, or representation at, a contested final hearing or appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3098/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:10:36.405182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}