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

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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.

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This brochure explains what legal options you have if you are a grandparent who is raising grandchildren, wants to spend time with your with grandchildren or if you are concerned about your grandchildren's welfare. It also covers what financial assistance is available and where you can get legal help.

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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.

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These flyers tell people where to find the Best for Kids website and the social media sites.

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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..

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

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This brochure is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grandparents, aunties, uncles and other relatives involved in looking after young children.

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

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This factsheet outlines what you can do if you don't think that you are the father of the child.

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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'.

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This factsheet provides information about obtaining a stay order, which is a temporary court order which suspends or reduces child support while a decision is made about a child support application.

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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.

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This brochure explains how Legal Aid NSW's Child Support Service can help both paying and carer parents with child support matters.

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

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This factsheet explains how to serve your divorce papers after you have filed your divorce application.

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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.

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This factsheet explains how to apply for a divorce online using the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

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

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This brochure outlines how the lawyers, financial counsellors and social workers at the Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) can support you.

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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.

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Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This title outlines what support is available for men impacted by family violence.

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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.

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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 FASS can help women who have experienced violence and other family law problems.

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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.

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Settle your family law problem now - act early. The Legal Aid NSW Family Law Early Intervention Unit helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families resolve family problems before they get serious.

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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.

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

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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.

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Supervision means that the court wants a responsible third person present when a parent spends time with their child. This brochure discusses what to think about before you agree to become a supervisor. This resource was produced and by legal aid commissions throughout Australia. It is not available to order in print format.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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If an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child needs to be removed from his or her family, there are special rules that consider the extended family or kinship groups of both parents. This booklet talks about the rules that Communities and Justice must consider and what happens if you do not agree.

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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.

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Anyone who was a party to the original proceedings in the Children’s Court can appeal against the decision if they are dissatisfied with the order made. This booklet tells you what happens in an appeal.

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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.

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When your children are placed in care, Communities and Justice look for a placement that is safe and secure. This booklet tells you what will happen and how to stay in touch with your caseworker.

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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.

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This booklet assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with divorce, property, making arrangements for sharing children, and child support.

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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.

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This online factsheet explains what to do if you received a letter rejecting your a Working with Children's Check (WWCC) application.

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