Legal Aid Family Law Nsw

Our work in family youth and children s law aims to help people resolve family disputes and achieve safe workable and child focused parenting and care arrangements.

Legal aid family law nsw.

There are four panels under the family area of law which are covered by commonwealth and state funding. Family court full court and daily lists. Legal aid nsw has three panels in the family law jurisdiction. They are the general family law the independent children s lawyer and the care and protection panels.

For a law practice to undertake legal aid work under all panels in this area of law the law practice must have at least one legal practitioner that meets the requirements of each individual panel. Family court for court lists practice directions and judgments. Court forms family court of australia do it yourself kits family court of australia application for consent orders diy kit family court of australia. Know your rights women s legal service nsw family violence law help website national legal aid do it yourself kits and court documents family court.

Legal aid family mediations are available for parties anywhere in nsw. When a client may be directed to pay costs recovered to legal aid nsw. As the funding has dwindled legal aid grants for victorians with family law problems have been rationed ever more tightly. Costs legal aid nsw must pay on behalf of the client under s47 of the act.

Family dispute resolution conferences at legal aid nsw. The legal aid scheme for family law in victoria is teetering on the brink. The family law early intervention unit eiu is a state wide specialist service of legal aid nsw. Domestic violence and renting.

Contact us for more information call the family dispute resolution service on 02 9219 5118 or 02 9219 5119 or fdr unitinbox legalaid nsw gov au. The family law practice helps adults and children resolve their family disputes and to achieve safe and workable care arrangements for children. This also involves helping parents to build the capacity to resolve future disputes without legal assistance. It provides free family law services in courts and community organisations in a number of locations around nsw.

Forum test and reciprocity test. When can legal aid nsw refuse to pay a legal practitioner s fees. We provide legal advice and minor assistance duty services family dispute resolution and case representation in commonwealth family law matters including child support matters and in state care and protection matters across nsw. For more information on applying for appointment to a panel see the panels audit and practice standards area.