SCFLPN eBulletin December 2021
May 10, 2023
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Best for Kids (info and video for clients and NGOs)
Family law (resources & free legal helpline)
Independent Children’s Lawyer explained
Family & Relationship Services Australia – FRSA
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Gendered Violence Research Network – UNSW Sydney
(Social Sciences and Law & Justice)
Family Law Termfinder
a good resource for accessible definitions of terms used in family law and in mediation
The Department of Social Services website contains a Grants Services Directory which includes details of active grants and organisations providing service delivery.
Children’s Contact Services (CCS) help children and parents to maintain contact where contact visits are difficult because of high levels of conflict between the parents or concerns for the safety of family members. The services provide a neutral location for transfer of the child between the parents and facilities for supervised contact visits where necessary. CCS are independent services for families who are unable to resolve conflict around Contact and Changeover arrangements for their children. Qualified and trained staff ensure the safety and well-being of children and maintain an independent position in relation to parents/guardians and prioritise the needs of children.
Nowra and Wollongong
Campbelltown
Moruya
To find out the current wait times, please contact each service.
This short film dramatises the role of an Aboriginal Health worker “Uncle Paul”. Uncle Paul assists Aboriginal community members to understand and use the Family Law system. He links family with legal services to help them protect children and keep children connected to family and culture.
The film is written and directed by award winning Indigenous filmmaker Larissa Behrendt AO.
The film (14 min) can be shown directly to clients for their information or in a meeting or conference situation to stimulate discussion.
Highly recommended.
2021 Digital AFLC Workbook
Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation
South Coast AMS Health & Wellbeing Services
Katungul Regional Health and Community Services
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia now have official youTube channels to provide informational videos aimed at helping unrepresented litigants with court procedures.
The courts receive about 45,000 divorce applications a year. Of those 45,000 applications, almost 70% have no legal representation. Serving documents has been identified as one aspect of the divorce process which causes confusion to some clients and is the subject of one of the videos: ‘How to apply for a divorce: serving divorce papers‘.
Other information clips that can be accessed via the Courts’ YouTube Channel include:
eFiling your family law matter in the Commonwealth Courts Portal
Why am I seeing a family consultant? 9-12 years
Why am I seeing a family consultant? 5-8 years
Mediation – what to expect
The South Coast FLPN does not warrant or assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information disclosed in any of the documents and resources available from this site.
Please note that the SCFLPN does not personally endorse or recommend any specific service listed on this site and/or the Service Directory. Any user must make an informed decision as to the engagement of any of the services listed in this Directory of their own accord.
The eBulletins include updates from the South Coast Family Law Pathways Network and a curation of events, news and research relating to the broader family law sector
Click here to read our SCFLPN eBulletin December 2021 newsletter
Our network takes in the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley local government areas.
As a regional network, we operate specifically to meet the needs of services and practitioners who work with separating or separated families in our beautiful part of the world.
We are here to support and equip you to work with families experiencing separation.
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South Coast FLPN (NSW) acknowledge the Aboriginal people as the First Nations people and custodians of the land on which we live and work. We celebrate their ongoing culture, spiritual connection and contribution to society and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
