The federal budget cuts to legal aid will undermine access to justice for Canberra’s most disadvantaged, the capital’s legal fraternity says…

Budget pressures have prompted Legal Aid to consider closing two of its metropolitan offices and centralise services at its Perth headquarters…

Victoria Legal Aid says it will review cuts to its family services – which the Family Court’s Chief Justice has criticised as compromising children’s best interests – later this year…

Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews’ plan to equip couples with $200 vouchers for counselling could drive the national divorce rate down, Relationships Australia says.
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If you successfully represent yourself, the costs you can recover from the other party are strictly limited…

A FREE family law legal advice service is available for people who are scheduled to appear at the visiting Federal Circuit Court in Hervey Bay next week. ..

REACHING a divorce settlement agreement is largely about dividing marital assets. You’ll negotiate a division of your jointly-owned real estate, stock portfolios, cash and even more unusual assets such as expensive collections of art, wine, antique guns or whatever else you have come to own together over the years…

A community legal centre says more people in central Victoria are preparing to represent themselves in criminal and family law matters because of funding cuts at Legal Aid…

The six National Women’s Alliances will receive $4.8 million in Federal Government funding to continue to enable them to bring forward issues onto the national policy agenda…

Legal Aid announced the widest-ranging changes to its guidelines in its history last month as it braced itself for a deficit of more than $3.1 million this financial year. The deficit followed unprecedented demand for its services, which has been driven by the Victoria Police and the Baillieu government’s greater focus on preventing family violence…