Educational resources

Family Legal Ltd, the company that trades as Family Law Service, publishes several information websites on the subjects of the service’s products, together with a guide section on the Family Law Service site itself and a group of reference wikis of which this site is one. ConsentOrder.org.uk states that it is “owned and operated by Family Legal Ltd”; C100Form.co.uk states that it is “operated by Family Legal Ltd” and that “Family Law Service delivers your C100 form completion”; and McKenzie Friend Services states that it is “run by the same small team that runs Family Law Service” and that it “is a guide, not a service”.[1][2][3]

None of these publications is independent of Family Law Service, and this wiki does not describe any of them as independent. Each is listed below with its owner stated, and the independent and public sources on the same subjects are listed alongside them. Where a company site sells a product, the price is the company’s and is dated to the page.[4][5]

Written by Jess Knauf, Director of Client Strategy at Mediate UK and Associate Member of Resolution. Reviewed by Belinda Atkins, Managing Director of Mediate UK. Last reviewed 6 September 2026; last updated 6 September 2026; next scheduled review September 2027.

Overview

The company’s history page records that “Through 2026 Family Legal Ltd launched the specialist and support brands that now make up most of the group”, naming among them C100 Form and ConsentOrder.org.uk.[6] The brands page describes each site in the company’s own words and lists other sites in the group covering child maintenance, legal aid, divorce costs, mediation and peer support.[7] Only the sites that correspond to Family Law Service products are described here; the rest are listed on Family Legal Ltd.

Specialist information sites

Family Legal Ltd information sites corresponding to Family Law Service products, September 2026
SiteSubjectOwnership statement on the siteRelationship to Family Law Service
ConsentOrder.org.ukFinancial consent orders and clean break orders“owned and operated by Family Legal Ltd”[1]Sells the same £499 clean break order and £2,499 premium order and lists the £62 court fee separately[4]
C100Form.co.ukThe C100 application about children“operated by Family Legal Ltd”; states the company “is not a law firm and is not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority”[2]States “Family Law Service delivers your C100 form completion” and that the two named McKenzie Friends complete the applications[2][8]
McKenzie Friend ServicesMcKenzie Friends and self-representation“run by the same small team that runs Family Law Service”[3]Describes itself as “a guide, not a service” and states that it keeps no directory, takes no case enquiries and carries no advertising[3]

ConsentOrder.org.uk describes itself as “an independent service” and states that it is “not affiliated with HMCTS or any government body”; C100Form.co.uk makes a similar statement about HM Courts and Tribunals Service, the Ministry of Justice and Cafcass.[1][2] Those statements are about the absence of a government connection, not about independence from Family Legal Ltd, which both sites also state. McKenzie Friend Services puts the point directly: “Family Law Service is run by the same company as this site. Where we mention it, we say so, and we link the free and neutral options alongside.”[3]

The Family Law Service guides

The Family Law Service site publishes guide articles under a blog section, in categories including Consent Orders, Child Arrangements, Financial Settlements, Divorce Process, Mediation and ADR and Affordable Legal Support.[9] The guides most often cited on this wiki are the clean break consent order guide of 14 January 2026, the McKenzie Friend guide of 21 January 2026, the consent order cost guide of 16 March 2026 and the litigant in person guide updated in April 2026.[10][11][12][13]

These are commercial publications: each carries the company’s regulatory statement and links to the products described. Where a guide states a figure that comes from an official source, such as the £62 court fee, the official source can be checked directly on the EX50 schedule.[12][14] Where a guide states a market price range, as the consent order cost guide does for solicitor drafting, the figures are the company’s own and are given without a source on the page.[12]

The reference wikis

Family Legal Ltd publishes seven reference sites of which this is one. Five cover a subject rather than an organisation, and two cover the company’s own brands. Concepts named in the articles on this wiki are explained on the subject sites: consent order, clean break order, Form A, Form D81 and Form E on Divorce Law Wiki; C100, litigant in person, position statement, FHDRA and family court fees on Family Court Wiki; McKenzie Friend, unbundled legal services and family law professionals on Family Law Wiki; separation agreement on Separation Wiki; and the MIAM on Family Mediation Wiki. The company’s mediation brand is covered on Mediate UK Wiki.

The editorial rules that apply to a site published by the owner of its subject, including the preference for public registers over company statements and the removal test applied to every article, are set out on About this site.

Independent and public sources

Independent and public sources on the subjects covered by the company’s information sites
SourceWhat it provides
GOV.UK: family court fees (EX50)The official fee schedule, updated 13 July 2026[14]
GOV.UK: apply for a court order about childrenOfficial guidance on applying, the £270 fee and the expectation of mediation first[15]
Find a SolicitorThe Law Society’s free directory of regulated solicitors[16]
Solicitors RegisterThe SRA’s record of a firm or solicitor, including any published decisions[17]
Legal OmbudsmanWhich complaints it can consider, and the limit to regulated providers[18]
Practice Guidance: McKenzie FriendsWhat a McKenzie Friend may and may not do, 12 July 2010[19]
Support Through CourtFree help with court forms and procedure for people without a lawyer[20]
AdvocateFree help from volunteer barristers for people who cannot pay[21]
Citizens AdviceFree guidance on separation, children, money and housing[22]
Family Mediation CouncilThe register of family mediators for England and Wales[23]

How to read a company information site

The Competition and Markets Authority’s guidance on unregulated legal services, updated 30 January 2026, expects a provider to explain whether it is regulated by an approved legal services regulator, to give “details of the level of experience and/or qualifications of the staff involved in delivering the relevant services”, and to set out its complaints procedure and any other routes of redress.[24] Applied to an information site that also sells a product, that means checking three things: who owns the site, whether the work described is regulated, and where a complaint would go.

For the sites listed above, the answers are the same in each case: the owner is Family Legal Ltd; the drafting, form completion and McKenzie Friend work described is unregulated, while advice from a solicitor is delivered by DFA Law LLP under SRA regulation; and a complaint about the unregulated work cannot go to the Legal Ombudsman.[1][2][3][25][17][18] The same questions apply to any provider, and the Solicitors Register and the Family Mediation Council register answer the first two for regulated professionals.[17][23]

See also

References

  1. About ConsentOrder.org.uk. ConsentOrder.org.uk (Family Legal Ltd). States it is “owned and operated by Family Legal Ltd” and “part of a trusted family law group that includes Mediate UK” and Family Law Service. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  2. About us. C100Form.co.uk (Family Legal Ltd). States it is “operated by Family Legal Ltd”, that “Family Law Service delivers your C100 form completion”, and that Family Legal Ltd “is not a law firm and is not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority”. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  3. About this site. McKenzie Friend Services (Family Legal Ltd). States it is “run by the same small team that runs Family Law Service” and that it “is a guide, not a service”. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  4. Costs. ConsentOrder.org.uk (Family Legal Ltd). £499 clean break consent order and £2,499 premium order, both including VAT; £62 court fee stated separately as applying since July 2026; AI Barrister Review £9.50. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  5. Property and finances: services and prices. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Company price list read 6 September 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  6. Our history. Family Legal Ltd. States “Family Law Service launched in November 2025, co-founded by Jess Knauf, to sit between full solicitor representation and self-representation”; dates the 2026 information-site launches. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  7. Brands. Family Legal Ltd. List of the company’s brands with the company’s description of each, including My Barrister AI as a portal in development. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  8. Form C100. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). £240 including VAT as at 6 September 2026; completed by the named McKenzie Friends; includes drafting for specific issue and prohibited steps applications where applicable. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  9. Blog. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Company guide index read 6 September 2026; categories include Consent Orders, Child Arrangements, Financial Settlements, Divorce Process, Mediation and ADR and Affordable Legal Support. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  10. Clean break consent order. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Company guide; lists circumstances in which the company says a clean break is not appropriate. 14 January 2026, updated 24 July 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  11. McKenzie Friend: what they can and can’t do. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). States McKenzie Friends are “not regulated by any professional body” and “typically don’t have” professional indemnity insurance. 21 January 2026, updated 24 July 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  12. How much does a consent order cost?. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Company guide; states the £62 court fee and gives the company’s estimates of market prices for drafting. 16 March 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  13. Litigant in person. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Company guide describing self-representation and the products sold to people representing themselves. updated April 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  14. Family court fees (EX50). HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Fee 5.1, application by consent for a financial order, £62; Children Act 1989 application £270; divorce application (fee 1.2) £628. updated 13 July 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  15. Looking after children if you divorce or separate: apply for a court order. GOV.UK. States “It costs £270 to apply for a court order” and that an applicant will usually need to show mediation has been tried. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  16. Find a solicitor. The Law Society of England and Wales. Free directory searchable by legal issue, location, language, legal aid and accredited specialism. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  17. Solicitors Register: DFA Law LLP, SRA number 484839. Solicitors Regulation Authority. Licensed body since 1 April 2021, authorised for all legal services; head office 2 Waterside Way, Northampton NN4 7XD; no published decisions. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  18. Complaints we can help with. Legal Ombudsman. States “We can only help if your legal service provider is regulated”. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  19. Practice Guidance: McKenzie Friends (Civil and Family Courts). Master of the Rolls and President of the Family Division. 12 July 2010. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  20. Support Through Court. Support Through Court. Charity whose volunteers help people facing court without a lawyer, including completing court forms; does not give legal advice. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  21. Advocate: free legal help from volunteer barristers. Advocate. Charity operating since 1996 with about 5,000 volunteer barristers, placing cases across England and Wales. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  22. Family: advice on separation, children and money. Citizens Advice. Free guidance on separating, arrangements for children, money and housing on separation. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  23. Family Mediation Council. Family Mediation Council. Describes itself as “The home of regulated family mediation”; holds the register of family mediators for England and Wales. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  24. Unregulated legal services: consumer protection law guidance. Competition and Markets Authority. updated 30 January 2026. Accessed 5 September 2026.
  25. About us. Family Law Service (Family Legal Ltd). Regulatory statement; SRA number 484839 shown for the solicitors providing legal advice; names the team, including the paralegal as Lucy Nord-Harper. Accessed 5 September 2026.

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