Guidance

MyHMCTS: How to use online financial remedy services

Guides for applicant solicitors using financial remedy services with MyHMCTS.

From:: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published: 19 October 2020
Last updated: 2831 ~~June~~August 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Lodging an application - consent

HTML

Lodging an application - contested

HTML

Details

Step-by-step guides for applicant solicitors using MyHMCTS financial remedy services:

consent – lodging and sharing an application
consent – managing a case
contested – lodging and sharing an application
contested – managing a case

Published 19 October 2020
Last updated 2831 ~~June~~August 2022 + show all updates

31 August 2022
Added information about variation orders

28 June 2022
Added HTML version of contested manage a case guide
12 May 2022
HTML version of the contested lodging guide added.
4 May 2022
Updates to consent lodging guide to reflect changes in divorce law
17 January 2022
Replaced 2 inaccessible PDF documents with accessible HTML versions.
2 June 2021
New version of the 'Contested - Issuing and sharing an application' guide.
24 March 2021
Updated consent guidance
17 February 2021
Share a case information added including new screens and guidance.
8 January 2021
Updated versions of Onboarding guidance (consent and contested) published.
6 January 2021
Replaced the "Onboarding pack - contested" with an updated version.
19 October 2020
First published.

Update history

2024-12-20 13:35
Added content on what to check for before uploading the hearing bundle for ‘managing a case – contested’.

2024-11-12 12:05
Added content on uploading evidence in support, using the ‘Consent Order’ function, and if you want to stop representing a client to the ‘Managing a case – contested’ guidance. Added content on transferring a case to the High Court, and arranging payment if you’re an overseas solicitor to the ‘Lodging an application – contested’ guidance.

2024-08-19 16:20
Add guidance on entering overseas address details for applicants and respondents. Updated information on naming files.

2024-04-30 11:24
Update to the managing contested guide for non-court dispute resolution process and the lodging contested guide for MIAMs

2024-02-19 13:29
Updated the contested lodging an application and managing a case pages.

2023-10-31 13:58
Added new information on lock and key cases in guidance for lodging a case – contested. Added new guidance on approved orders in guidance for managing a case – contested.

2023-08-04 09:23
Added new help information to the guides

2023-06-14 09:26
Added guidance an images about marking applicant and respondent details as confidential

2023-05-19 13:46
Added new chapters in managing consent guide to reflect changes in service

2023-04-18 09:50
Updates for new screens and to improve clarity

2023-02-08 09:19
Updates to the managing a contested case guide

2023-01-24 15:47
Adding guidance for a schedule 1 application

2022-11-10 08:21
Added information about variation orders

2022-11-08 09:00
Added new section about barrister access to the managing a contested case guide

2022-08-31 13:58
Added information about variation orders

2022-06-28 14:58
Added HTML version of contested manage a case guide

2022-05-12 14:26
HTML version of the contested lodging guide added.

2022-05-04 15:46
Updates to consent lodging guide to reflect changes in divorce law