TABLE: Family Law in CLCs as at March 2008
CLC | Information on family law provided? | Advice on Family law provided? | Assistance with forms? | Drafting Affidavits? | Mediation | Representation |
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Albury Wodonga Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Yes. (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 Centre | Yes | Yes – basic, only in property, more detailed advice in relation to children's matters | Yes – provided its about children | No | No | No |
Disability Discrimination Legal Centre | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Hawkesbury, Nepean Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Hunter community Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not at this stage | No representation |
Illawarra Legal Centre | Yes | Yes phone advise of general nature | No – Only done for Child Support | No – Only done for Child Support | No – Only done for Child Support | No – Only done for Child Support |
Inner City Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Sometimes for particular needy clients | No | No | No |
Kingsford Legal Centre | Brochures and pamphlets from other legal service providers are provided. Referral list of local solicitors who do family law is also provided. | No | No | No | No | No |
Macarthur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Refer | Yes |
Macquarie Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Yes – in conjunction with advice | Yes | No referral to specialists services provided | Yes |
Marrickville legal centre | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
North, North West Community Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre | Yes where to get assistance, referrals and brochures provided | No except domestic violence | No | No | No | No |
Redfern Legal Centre | Yes | Yes preliminary only | Usually just legal aid applications | Only local court a domestic violence & very limited child protection matters | No | Only domestic violence in local court |
Shoalcoast Legal Centre Inc. | Yes | yes – basic only in property, more detailed advice in relation to children's matters | yes – provided it's about children | yes – 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 children | Yes – in some circumstances – i.e. violence issue and a children's matter | yes – where legal aid or priv sol not available and its children and violence is an issue |
South West Sydney Legal Centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Western NSW Community Legal Centre | Yes | Yes – but only in relation to children's matters. Advice regarding property only given if children are also involved | Yes – but only in relation to children's matters | Yes – but only in relation to making Applications for urgent recovery orders with respect to children if Legal Aid NSW cannot do it | No | No |
Women's Legal Services | Yes | Yes | Yes - as minor assistance casework at if appropriate | Yes – as minor assistance casework if appropriate | Preparation for or representation at mediation – yes in accordance with casework guidelines | Yes, in accordance with casework guidelines |