You may submit the application for legal aid in writing or on the record at the Registry. At the same time, you must attach the completed form "Declaration of personal and financial circumstances in the case of legal aid" to your application. You can find this form and further information on the justice portal.
In the application, you must describe the dispute in detail and completely. Also state any evidence you may have.
If you need help with the application, you can contact the court or a lawyer's office. A lawyer can also file the application.
The competent authority will check
- whether and to what extent you can pay the costs of the proceedings yourself, and
- whether the other requirements for the grant are met. In doing so, the court also decides whether you are to be assigned legal representation.
It then makes a decision about which you will receive a written notification.
The decision will contain information on
- whether you are entitled to legal aid, and if so, how much you will receive
- and, if applicable, the amount and number of instalments for repayment Repayment.
Notethe competent authority regularly checks whether the conditions for legal aid continue to apply. If there is a substantial change in your personal or financial circumstances, the court may reassess the scope or revoke the grant.
Attentionfalse statements can lead to the competent authority revoking the decision to grant assistance. The same applies if you are more than three months in arrears with an instalment payment or do not submit the required documents after being requested to do so.