Advice and assistance and financial verification in prisoners’ cases: aggregation of partner’s resources

The resources of spouses and partners have to be taken into account when assessing financial eligibility. With the exception of the following:

  • The opponent has a contrary interest.
  • The parties are living separate and apart.
  • It would be inequitable or impractical to do so.

The parties are not automatically “living separate and apart” for the purposes of financial assessment just because your client is in prison.  For the spouse or partner’s financial resources to be disregarded, the marriage or relationship must be at an end.

Therefore, you should satisfy yourself on the financial resources of a prisoner’s spouse or partner and obtain the verification described, unless any of the above exceptions apply.

Advice and assistance and financial eligibility: cases where no documentary evidence of eligibility is immediately available
Advice and assistance and financial verification: required age of documentary evidence

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Verification of financial eligibility for advice and assistance or ABWOR

Advice and assistance and financial eligibility: assessment of capital

Learn about the forms of capital and documentary evidence required or passport/non passport benefits when for advice and assistance.

Verification of financial eligibility for advice and assistance or ABWOR

Advice and assistance and financial eligibility: assessment of income

Learn more on the assessment of income when determining eligibility for Civil Advice and Assistance.

Verification of financial eligibility for advice and assistance or ABWOR

Advice and assistance and financial eligibility: cases where no documentary evidence of eligibility is immediately available

Read about our position in relation to cases where no documentary evidence of eligibility is immediately available for financial verification.

Verification of financial eligibility for advice and assistance or ABWOR

Advice and assistance and financial verification: required age of documentary evidence

Read about the age of the documentary evidence required for civil advice and assistance.

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