Alternatives to legal aid

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If your application for legal aid isn't successful or you don't want to pay towards the costs of legal aid, you have other options.

For example:

there could be ways to get free or cheaper advice to get help with a legal problem
sometimes there are cheaper ways to sort out problems before a case goes to court – for example, you could find a mediator (when an impartial person helps you come to an agreement) from the Scottish Mediation Network or Relationships Scotland
you could pay for a private solicitor to give you legal help

Even if you think you'll need to pay for legal advice or representation at court from a private solicitor, getting free advice could be a good way to talk through your options first.

You could try:

Or a law centre, they have solicitors and other advisers who can give you free legal advice.

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