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TABLE: Family Law in CLCs as at March 2008

 

CLCInformation on family law provided?Advice on Family law provided?Assistance with forms?Drafting Affidavits?MediationRepresentation
Albury Wodonga Legal CentreYesYesYes. (Assessed on a case by case basis)Yes. (Assessed on a case by case basis)Do not provide mediation but if client granted Legal Aid we can then represent them in mediation/roundtable dispute resolution.Yes. Only if granted legal aid
Central Coast Legal CentreYesYes – basic, only in property, more detailed advice in relation to children's mattersYes – provided its about childrenNo NoNo
Disability Discrimination Legal CentreNoNoNoNoNoNo
Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal CentreYesYes NoNo No No
Hawkesbury, Nepean Legal CentreYesYesNoNoNoNo
Hunter community Legal CentreYesYesYesYesNot at this stageNo representation
Illawarra Legal CentreYesYes phone advise of general natureNo – Only done for Child SupportNo – Only done for Child SupportNo – Only done for Child SupportNo – Only done for Child Support
Inner City Legal CentreYesYesSometimes for particular needy clientsNoNoNo
Kingsford Legal CentreBrochures and pamphlets from other legal service providers are provided. Referral list of local solicitors who do family law is also provided.NoNoNoNoNo
Macarthur YesYes Yes Yes ReferYes
Macquarie Legal CentreYesYesYes – in conjunction with adviceYesNo referral to specialists services providedYes
Marrickville legal centreYesYesNoNoNoNo
North, North West Community Legal Centre Yes YesYesYesNoYes
Northern Rivers Community Legal CentreYes where to get assistance, referrals and brochures providedNo except domestic violenceNoNoNoNo
Redfern Legal CentreYesYes preliminary onlyUsually just legal aid applicationsOnly local court a domestic violence & very limited child protection mattersNoOnly domestic violence in local court
Shoalcoast Legal Centre Inc.Yesyes – basic only in property, more detailed advice in relation to children's mattersyes – provided it's about childrenyes – only in children's matters and only if person is not excluded from guidelines (i.e. not male with advo against them or accused of acts of violence towards women and/or childrenYes – in some circumstances – i.e. violence issue and a children's matteryes – where legal aid or priv sol not available and its children and violence is an issue
South West Sydney Legal CentreYesYesYesYesYesYes
Western NSW Community Legal CentreYesYes – but only in relation to children's matters. Advice regarding property only given if children are also involvedYes – but only in relation to children's mattersYes – but only in relation to making Applications for urgent recovery orders with respect to children if Legal Aid NSW cannot do itNoNo
Women's Legal ServicesYesYesYes - as minor assistance casework at if appropriateYes – as minor assistance casework if appropriatePreparation for or representation at mediation – yes in accordance with casework guidelinesYes, in accordance with casework guidelines

 

 
 
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