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Family law services

We provide services in general family law matters. We also have specialist teams of independent children’s lawyers and child support lawyers.

What can we help you with?

Experienced family lawyers at all Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) offices can offer help on:

  • divorce and separation
  • children’s issues
  • property settlement
  • intervention orders
  • other family law issues including injunctions, location and recovery orders, spousal maintenance, breach and enforcement of orders, and disputes about children’s passport applications.

What can you do?

We run free workshops for people who want to:

  • represent themselves in the Family Court or the Federal Magistrates Court
  • know how to apply for a divorce.

See Workshops

How can you get help?

Call VLA Legal Information Service on (03) 9269 0120 or 1800 677 402 (country callers) to find out how we can help you.

Related publications

Family Law Service - PDF, 544.3kb Brochure about how our Family Law Service can help people who have a family law dispute Published 16-09-2008
Child Support Legal Service - PDF, 344.9kb Brochure about how our Child Support Legal Service can help parents who have problems getting or paying child support or child maintenance Published 16-09-2008
The role of an independent children's lawyer - PDF, 497.9kb Fact sheet for parents and workers outlining the role of the independent children's lawyer in the family law courts Published 16-09-2008