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After contacting your canterbury family solicitors local Community Law Centre, you’ll speak with a lawyer who is right for you and your legal issue. Legal problems can be serious and frightening, and for many people lawyers are completely unaffordable. But everyone has the right to high-quality legal help – that’s where Community Law comes in. Your first step is to find a legal aid lawyer you want to advise and represent you. We provide legal education on a wide range of topics and we run sessions from our offices and from other venues in the community. Search our education calendar here to find a public education session that interests you.
If you would feel more comfortable speaking with a Māori lawyer, we have a dedicated Kaupapa Māori legal team made up of a lawyer, and a whānau ora navigator. We have a team of trained volunteers who can attend Board of Trustee suspension meetings who can go as support to ensure the student has a voice. If you or a child you know has a meeting with the Board of Trustees please call our office as soon as you can. Canterbury Family Law acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are located, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin nation.

If a child turns 18 while still  in full-time secondary education, child maintenance may apply. This can be requested as an extension of child support through Services Australia or, in some cases, as a child maintenance order or agreement through the Federal Circuit and Family Court. When deciding who pays child support, Services Australia compares each parent’s share of care to their share of combined income.
Both are crucial in separation or divorce, as all parents—biological, adoptive, or same-sex—are responsible for providing adequate financial support. Our practitioners understand the complexity involved in dividing property following separation. Whether you are in the early stages of negotiation, or need a settlement agreement to be legally documented, we will advise and support you throughout the process.

Paul is a social worker, mediator, trainer, expert witness, and consultant. He works nationally and internationally, including with First Nations groups. In private practice he has written family reports for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Paul has been a member of the FDRS Chairperson panel since 2003 and is also a member of the FDRS Child Specialist Panel. Your data however, such as age and area, is included in nationwide data for  domestic abuse services.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we operate, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations’ Peoples and pay our respects to their Elders past and present and acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. Legal information can help you decide on the best solution for your legal problem. Our Self-help legal information page has a list of websites where you can find simple legal information. Help for people aged 55 and older who are experiencing financial elder abuse, delivered through Health Justice Partnerships.
They review any available material including intervention orders and other court orders and any reports made available to us. There can be delays at this stage if we are waiting on key documents, have trouble contacting clients, or if we assess that the invited party requires representation before a conference can be booked. Walter is a social worker, accredited mediator, and former Family Court consultant with decades of experience in dispute resolution.

They understand how important it is to listen first and then help you uphold your rights and reach an appropriate solution. Company HistoryFounded by solicitor Karen Wolton in 2000, Wolton & Co has focused exclusively on mental health law since its inception. Karen began her legal career in family law in 1995 before transitioning to mental health law in 1997.
If a court has referred your case to our service, the lawyers may also ask the practitioner to also complete a Dispute Resolution Certificate confirming dispute resolution was attempted. We welcome all families, including rainbow families and caregivers of different generations and relationship. We know that each family is unique, and we believe each family matters. We understand that separation is very difficult for everyone in a family and that you may feel uncomfortable talking about it.