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Civil legal aid financial assessment forms

Financial eligibility forms and guidance when you need to means test a civil legal aid client.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 1 April 2013

Assessment forms

Guidance is listed with the forms.

• CIV MEANS 1: financial assessment form, not passported
  • 3 August 2023
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 1A: self-employed sole trader
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 1B: trading in a self-employed partnership
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 1C: company director or a shareholder in a limited company
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 2: financial assessment form for legal aid clients
  • 3 August 2023
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 2A: passported, self employed or in business partnership
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 3: client living outside the UK
  • 3 August 2023
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 5: client whose capital has changed
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV MEANS 7: financial assessment for family mediation
  • 3 August 2023
  • Form
• L17: statement of earnings
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• L31: income and outgoings for self-employment or partnership
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• CIV ADMIN 2: client's change of details
  • 13 July 2022
  • Form
• Financial assessment forms checklist, civil representation
  • 3 August 2023
  • Guidance

Published 1 April 2013