Abstract: An apparatus for the raising and self-lowering of a toilet seat comprising a lever, the lever being disposed in an essentially vertical plane having a central aperture extending therethrough for the receipt of a bolt and an associated nut for constituting a pivot point, the lever having an outboard end with a pedal secured thereto for being depressed by the foot of a user, the lever having an inboard end with an aperture therethrough for receipt of a bolt with an associated nut for transferring motion from the pedal to a toilet seat to be lifted upon the depression of the pedal; and a support assembly for attachment to a support bolt of a toilet seat and for supporting the lever at its pivot point, the support assembly including an L-shaped bracket with a horizontal leg formed with an aperture for being received by and secured to the support bolt of a toilet and with the L-shaped bracket having an upstanding leg with an aperture, the support assembly also having a horizontal bracket with a pair of apertures a