Change description : 2025-04-23 12:35:00: Added information about the express financial remedy pilot to the lodging an application – contested guide. [Guidance and regulation]
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
managing an intervener case
You can also find a quick guide for using financial remedy services with MyHMCTS. You should only use the quick guide as a reference to remind you about the most common and useful things to remember. When using MyHMCTS to manage cases, you should refer to the full guidance listed here.
Added content on what to check for before uploading the hearing bundle for 'managing a case – contested'.
12 November 2024
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.
19 August 2024
Add guidance on entering overseas address details for applicants and respondents. Updated information on naming files.
30 April 2024
Update to the managing contested guide for non-court dispute resolution process and the lodging contested guide for MIAMs
19 February 2024
Updated the contested lodging an application and managing a case pages.
31 October 2023
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.
25 September 2023
New version of the 'Managing a case - contested' guide, including updates to instructions.
Addition of guidance 'Managing an intervener case'.
4 August 2023
Added new help information to the guides
14 June 2023
Added guidance an images about marking applicant and respondent details as confidential
19 May 2023
Added new chapters in managing consent guide to reflect changes in service
18 April 2023
Updates for new screens and to improve clarity
8 February 2023
Updates to the managing a contested case guide
24 January 2023
Adding guidance for a schedule 1 application
10 November 2022
Added information about variation orders
8 November 2022
Added new section about barrister access to the managing a contested case guide
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.