Cavan Law Centre

Civil legal aid and advice is for people who cannot afford to pay a private solicitor to represent them. Your income and assets must be below certain levels before we can help.

Civil legal aid and advice usually is not free. You will have to make a payment, called a contribution, when you first see a solicitor. You will have to make a further payment if we agree to represent you in Court.

• Civil law relates to problems which involve you and another person or organisation. Examples of civil law disputes include:
•  Property disputes (but we cannot provide legal aid for most property disputes, most case is advice only)
•  Family disputes – including marriage breakdown and disputes involving your children
•  Actions by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) to take your children into care or supervise them in your home
•  Claims for damages as a result of injuries which have been caused to you
•  Claims for damages as a result of breach of a contract
•  Disputes with your employer (but we cannot provide legal aid before the Workplace Relations - -  Commission or Labour Court)
•  Much of the legal aid and advice that we provide relates to family disputes