What to do if the Department of Communities and Justice want to talk to you about your children. Legal Aid NSW can help.

Mediation can be a good way to work out important issues such as how often you see your children. Legal Aid NSW can represent you in a mediation.

If you co-own your house with your partner or are joint borrowers on a mortgage and you break up, there are some things to consider. This factsheet answers some common questions.

This card is a referral tool for the Best for Kids website which has family law information for children and parents. It's credit card size 55 x 90mm and fits into a wallet..

Care and Protection. This video videos explains the role of the lawyer for Aboriginal children.

The following video drama introduces Ben and Jess and the impact that family and domestic violence has on them and their family. It shows the many forms that violence can take within a family and focuses on how you can access help, support and legal advice if your safety is at risk. For Parents.

Sometimes when parents cannot agree, the Family Courts will appoint a lawyer for the kids called the Independent Children's Lawyer. The featured video explains the role of the Independent Children's Lawyer in more detail.

The first video looks at issues about sharing care of the children after separation and the rights of children to a safe parenting environment and to having a good relationship with both parents.

This video explains what you should know about your property and financial matters after you separate. This includes what you can expect from a property settlement, as well as what preparations you can do to make dividing your property less stressful.

The following video helps explain how mediation can assist to resolve family law disputes.

Care and protection. This video explains the role of the lawyer for children under the age of 12.

A guide to best practice for children's legal representatives.

How to lodge an application for a child support assessment with DHS, and apply for a child support parentage declaration.

If you have special circumstances that make your child support assessment unfair, you may be able to apply to the Services Australia: Child Support for a 'Change of Assessment'.

This fact sheet explains the steps you can take if you disagree with a child support decision made by Services Australia: Child Support. The Child Support Service of Legal Aid NSW can give you advice about the AAT and how to appeal.

This factsheet gives you information about how to get started in your application for a divorce and an overview of the whole divorce process.

This factsheet explains what you need to do if you want to get a divorce but you and your spouse have lived together after the date of your separation.

This factsheet explains how to serve divorce documents on your spouse if they are in prison.

The Early Intervention Unit (EIU) can help you to sort out your family law issues as early as possible before they become serious. This brochure outlines what sorts of issues the EIU can help you with.

Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This brochure outlines how the Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) can help you if you have experienced family violence, or someone says you have used violence.

Family dispute resolution (FDR) at Legal Aid NSW is a good way to sort out disagreements about caring for your children or your disputes over property or money. It is confidential, free, faster, and less stressful than going to court. This brochure outlines how to arrange a FDR mediation and what happens at a mediation.

How the Legal Aid Child Support Service can help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents, aunties and uncles with child support problems.

An Independent Children's Lawyer may be appointed to represent children when parents are going to court. This factsheet provides information for children about Independent Children's Lawyers. This resource was produced and by legal aid commissions throughout Australia. It is not available to order in print format.

An Independent Children's Lawyer (ICL) may be appointed to represent children when parents are going to court. This factsheet provides information for children who will be represented by an ICL. This resource was produced and by legal aid commissions throughout Australia. It is not available to order in print format.

Anyone who is concerned that your children may be at risk of significant harm can report their concerns to Communities and Justice (DCJ) by calling the ‘Child Protection Helpline’. This book tells you what will happen if DCJ want to talk to you about your kids.

If you think things have changed since the Children’s Court made orders, you can make an application to the Children’s Court for the orders to be changed or cancelled. This booklet tells you how to do that.

One of three posters designed for sexual assault services, health services, medical records departments and community organisations to promote awareness of the Sexual Assault Communications Privilege Service and privacy rules restricting the disclosure of sensitive therapeutic records in court proceedings.

A short video (with captions) for parents and other adults about why the family courts appoint an Independent Children's Lawyer and what the Independent Children's Lawyer does. Available in English, Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese.

What to do when you are married or in a defacto relationship and your relationship ends. This brochure covers family law basics about divorce, parenting plans, living arrangements, child support, how the court divides your property, and where to get more help.