Child support legal services

We help separated parents who are having problems with child support payments or child maintenance orders. We give confidential advice and legal help. It is not connected to Centrelink, the Child Support Agency, the government or the court.

How we can help you

We can:

• explain how the Child Support Scheme works
• help you apply for child support
• help you get the Child Support Agency to change a decision
• explain court documents and how the court works
• explain how changes to the child support law may affect you
• help you with back payments of child support
• help you get proof of parenthood, if necessary.

Legal advice sessions

You can see a lawyer at a child support legal advice session. To make an appointment call (03) 9269 0408 or 1800 677 402 (country callers only).

Appointments by video link are available at some locations.

Sessions are available across Victoria

For information about when a child support lawyer will be in your area next see below.

February

• 1 February – Sunshine
• 2 February – Broadmedows
• 6 February – Preston
• 7 February – Melbourne
• 8 February – Dandenong
• 9 February – Mildura
• 13 February – Shepparton
• 14 February – Bendigo
• 15 February – Frankston
• 16 February – Morwell
• 20 February – Wodonga
• 21 February – Wangaratta
• 22 February – Sunshine
• 24 February – Ringwood
• 27 February – Ballarat
• 28 February – Melbourne

March

• 1 March – Broadmeadows
• 2 March – Warrnambool
• 5 March – Preston
• 6 March – Melbourne
• 7 March – Sunshine
• 8 March – Dandenong
• 13 March – Bendigo
• 14 March – Frankston
• 21 March – Sunshine, Bairnsdale and Sale
• 22 March – Morwell
• 26 March – Ballarat
• 27 March – Horsham and Melbourne
• 28 March – Dandenong
• 30 March – Ringwood

April

• 2 April – Preston
• 3 April – Melbourne
• 4 April – Sunshine
• 5 April – Broadmeadows
• 11 April – Dandenong
• 16 April – Shepparton
• 17 April – Bendigo
• 18 April – Frankston and Sunshine
• 19 April – Morwell
• 23 April – Wodonga
• 24 April – Wangaratta and Melbourne
• 27 April – Ringwood
• 30 April – Ballarat

May

• 1 May – Bendigo
• 2 May – Dandenong
• 3 May – Broadmeadows
• 7 May – Preston
• 8 May – Melbourne
• 9 May – Sunshine
• 10 May – Mildura
• 16 May – Frankston, Bairnsdale and Sale
• 17 May – Morwell
• 23 May – Dandenong
• 25 May – Ringwood
• 28 May – Ballarat
• 29 May – Horsham and Melbourne
• 30 May – Sunshine

June

• 1 June – Warrnambool
• 4 June – Preston and Shepparton
• 5 June – Bendigo and Melbourne
• 6 June – Dandenong
• 7 June – Broadmeadows
• 13 June – Sunshine
• 14 June – Morwell
• 18 June – Wodonga
• 19 June – Wangaratta
• 20 June – Frankston
• 25 June – Ballarat
• 26 June – Melbourne
• 27 June – Sunshine
• 29 June – Ringwood

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