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Family Law Consultation

Two-page family law intake: who is involved, children and living arrangements, what has happened so far and what the client hopes to achieve.

A ready-to-use legal & professional services form for law firms and in-house legal teams: 21 questions, 2 pages, 3 conditional rules.

Questions: 21
Pages: 2
Layouts: classic · card
Time to complete: ≈ 7 min
Conditional rules: 3

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Question labels unique — passingLogic and exports address questions by label, so duplicates are ambiguous.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

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Who this template is for

Family Law Consultation is built for law firms and in-house legal teams who need to intake a matter with the facts, parties and consent recorded.

Law firms and in-house legal teams working in legal & professional services.
Teams who need to intake a matter with the facts, parties and consent recorded without writing code or paying for a custom build.
Anyone replacing conflict checks delayed by missing intake detail with one structured record per enquiry.
Respondents are clients and claimants — the form asks them 21 questions across 2 screens.
Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of conflict checks delayed by missing intake detail and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

14 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
Conditional logic hides 3 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
Splitting the form across 2 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Family Law Consultation lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 3 conditional rules ship with it.

Features conditional validation: if “Are there children involved?” is Yes, “Children's names and ages” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
Features conditional validation: if “Is anything already going through a court or mediator?” is Yes, “What stage has it reached, and are there any dates?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
Features advanced show logic: if “Are there any safety concerns we should know about?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Tell us only what you are comfortable putting in writing”. Otherwise that question never appears.
All 3 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

A first family law appointment is short and often difficult, so the facts should be on the file before it starts. This two-page intake gathers them without asking anyone to relive the story in a form. The first page covers the practical picture: the client's details, the other person involved and their full name, the status of the relationship and relevant dates, who currently lives where, and whether either person has moved out. It asks for children's names and ages and what arrangements are in place at the moment, described plainly rather than in legal terms. The second page covers what has happened and what the client wants: any court application, order or mediation already under way, any agreement reached, whether another firm is involved, and what a good outcome would look like in their own words. Two questions exist for safety and conflict reasons — whether there are any safety concerns and whether the other person has approached the same firm — and both are worded neutrally. Procedure, terminology and timescales in family matters differ by jurisdiction, so nothing here predicts what a court would do.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Who is involved

Your full namerequired
Best contact numberrequired
Email addressrequired
Is it safe to leave a voicemail on that number?required
Full name of the other person involvedrequired
What is the relationship?required
Relevant dates
Who is living in the family home now?required
Are there children involved?required
Children's names and ages
What arrangements are in place for them at the moment?

Page 2 — What has happened, and what you want

Is anything already going through a court or mediator?required
What stage has it reached, and are there any dates?
Have you agreed anything between you?required
What have you agreed?
Is another firm already acting for you?required
Has the other person contacted this firm, as far as you know?required
Are there any safety concerns we should know about?required
Tell us only what you are comfortable putting in writing
What would a good outcome look like for you?required
Upload any letters or orders you have received

21 questions in total.

Example of a completed family law consultation intake

This sample shows the kind of practical detail a client provides ahead of a first family law appointment.

Your full name: Aisha Bennett
Full name of the other person involved: Michael Bennett
What is the relationship?: Separated
Who is living in the family home now?: Me
Are there children involved?: Yes
Children's names and ages: Leo, 7, and Sophie, 5
Is anything already going through a court or mediator?: No
Are there any safety concerns we should know about?: No
What would a good outcome look like for you?: A steady arrangement so the children see both of us on a regular pattern.

Sample data — no real people, addresses or records are shown.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 3 conditional rules, grouped into 3 behaviours driven by 3 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Are there children involved?”

Makes answers required
If “Are there children involved?” is Yes, “Children's names and ages” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Is anything already going through a court or mediator?”

Makes answers required
If “Is anything already going through a court or mediator?” is Yes, “What stage has it reached, and are there any dates?” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Are there any safety concerns we should know about?”

Reveals questions
If “Are there any safety concerns we should know about?” is Yes, the form reveals “Tell us only what you are comfortable putting in writing”.

Set it up step by step

1
Ask about contact safety first
The voicemail question belongs near the phone number, because a callback to the wrong number at the wrong moment is the one avoidable harm a form can cause.
2
Keep the conflict question factual
Asking whether the other person has contacted the firm is a housekeeping check; the wording should not imply suspicion.
3
Use the outcome answer as the agenda
What a client wants is often narrower than the law allows, and knowing it changes how the first meeting is spent.
4
Do not require the difficult box
Leaving the safety detail optional gets more useful disclosures than making it mandatory ever will.

Mistakes to avoid

Asking for a full history of the relationship, which is upsetting to write and rarely used at this stage.
Using court terminology the client has never heard, so the answers describe the wrong thing.
Forgetting to check whether the other side has approached the firm, which is found out later at real cost.

What it pairs with

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What to do with the responses

Run the conflict check before the appointment, route safety answers to a named fee earner rather than a shared inbox, and confirm the preferred contact method in writing.

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Privacy & compliance

This form collects identity or financial details. Enable encrypted answers on the sensitive fields, avoid emailing full values in notifications, and delete responses once the check is complete.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the consultation booking form?

The Legal Consultation Booking Form takes an appointment slot and the basics. This intake gathers the case facts so the appointment itself can be spent on advice.

Should the form ask who was at fault?

No. It asks what has happened and what the client wants. Fault framing produces long answers that a family lawyer usually has to set aside.

Is a completed form confidential?

Handle it as you would any client file, and say so above the form. The safety question is exactly why routing should go to a named person, not a shared inbox.

Can the client leave the children questions blank?

They only appear when the client says children are involved, and the arrangements box is optional so nobody has to describe a fragile situation in a form.

Is the Family Law Consultation template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Family Law Consultation on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Family Law Consultation template ask for?

It asks 21 questions across 2 pages, 14 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Family Law Consultation form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this legal & professional services form work?

3 conditional rules ship with the template: Features conditional validation: if “Are there children involved?” is Yes, “Children's names and ages” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Is anything already going through a court or mediator?” is Yes, “What stage has it reached, and are there any dates?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features advanced show logic: if “Are there any safety concerns we should know about?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Tell us only what you are comfortable putting in writing”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Family Law Consultation form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Family Law Consultation form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

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