Legal Aid 60 is a free, independent guide to family legal aid in England and Wales, published by Family Legal Ltd. It takes its name from the 60th anniversary of legal aid, and the domain was originally a Legal Services Commission campaign site in 2009.
Legal Aid 60 explains the point most sources get wrong: there are two separate legal aid schemes in family law, with two different tests. Legal aid for family mediation is means tested and nothing else, and where it applies it is genuinely free with nothing recovered afterwards. Legal aid for a solicitor needs a gateway, usually evidence of domestic abuse or child protection, as well as the means and merits tests. Being refused one tells you nothing about the other.
Every figure on Legal Aid 60 is cited to its primary source, next to the figure, with the date it was last checked, and the whole site is reviewed every three months. Legal Aid 60 sells no legal service. It also covers what to do if you do not qualify, which is most people.
