What this tool does

If you're trying to sort out contact with your children, or deal with another family court matter, this tool points you to the right paperwork. You tell it what you're dealing with, and it tells you which form or forms you actually need to fill in.

It's meant to save you the hour or two most dads spend clicking around the GOV.UK site trying to work out whether they need a C100, a C1A, a C2, or something else entirely.

Who it's for

This is built for separated dads in England and Wales who are thinking about going to the family court, or have been told they need to respond to something. That might be applying for a child arrangements order so you can see your kids, asking the court to enforce an order the mother isn't sticking to, requesting permission to take your child abroad, or dealing with a specific issue like schooling or a change of name.

It also covers the extra forms that sometimes go alongside the main application, for example where there are allegations of harm, or where you need to ask the court to do something urgently. If your situation sits outside family court, say child maintenance through the CMS, or a housing dispute, this isn't the right tool for you.

How it works

You'll answer a handful of short questions about what you're trying to achieve and where things stand at the moment. Based on your answers, you'll get a plain English list of the forms you need, a short note on what each one is for, and direct links to the official versions on GOV.UK so you can download them free. Nothing you enter is saved or shared, and you don't need to give your name or email. If your situation turns out to be more complicated than a form can cover on its own, the results will say so and suggest what to do next.