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Self Representation Presentation – Lone Fathers Association – Child Custody
LONE FATHERS ASSOCIATION of AUSTRALIA (LFAA), a national Peak Body, is a non-sexist, non-sectarian, non-profit, and self-help educational and welfare organisation devoted to the interests of lone fathers, their relatives, friends, extended family, grand parents, carers and children.
LFAA will provide a presentation of how to represent yourself in family court proceedings. The presentation is the latest 2012 version of their âGetting Startedâ Presentation which has been shown to many groups over the years. Presentation duration is approximately 1.5 hours and there will be a Q & A session afterwards.
LFAA has been operating for 39 years with its head office in Canberra and branches through out Australia.
The increase in the number of male suicides related to family issues, the increase in the number of children who can not see their dad – primarily due to non enforcement orders, the call for assistance, advice and support from lone fathers in the Sydney area has now led to a Sydney branch being established.
Our vision is to assist and encourage parents who have, or desire to have, shared parenting status or care of their children to support and sustain their children in a happy and viable family unit, and to help parents without shared parenting status to maintain adequate, positive contact with their children.
Free Legal Sessions to Empower Women
Jess didnât have a plan when she left her violent partner in the middle of the night.
She grabbed their two-month-old son and a few belongings and drove to her parentâs house, unsure of what would happen tomorrow or what her next move should be.
ââPerhaps if Iâd had that information earlier, before things reached a crisis point, perhaps I would have made the decision to leave earlier,ââ said Jess, whose name has been changed.
ââI was terrified. I was afraid that he would escalate the situation when I left.ââ
Jess was aided by the police and the Illawarra Womenâs Health Centre, which is hosting a series of legal information sessions to educate women considering leaving a difficult relationship.
Topics include victims compensation (tomorrow), family law and children (April 24), family law and property settlements (May 1) and domestic violence and Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders (May 8).
A Menâs Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service
Mario Licha ( Barrister at Law) is setting up a new AVO advice service for Australian men.
Mario Licha is a New South Wales Barrister who practises out of Ada Evans Chambers in Sydney, New South Wales. This Sydney Barrister practises in the areas of Criminal and Family Law.
Mario brings a different perspective to the bar having worked as a Registered Nurse for 16 years in which 5 years were spent working at Long Bay Gaol. Â Mario uses his knowledge and experience in dealing with clients, opposing Counsel and the Bench.
On 17 April 2012 Mario Licha will be giving a FREE talk about AVOs.
Michael Michalak, Student-at-Law assistant will also be giving a small talk about how he became interested and involved law. Michael has prior experience as a self represented litigant in the Family Court.
Read full article on Ezine4Males.com
F4E Yellow Pages – the free directory listing for Fathers Rights Resources
F4E are happy to announce the release of a new FREE service on our website, the F4E Fathers-Rights Yellow Pages Website Directory Listings.
F4E YP is an online website directory listing all relevant fatherhood and fathers’ rights websites and other resources that are categorised for easy navigation or search.
Find available resources for fathers on topics ranging from Fathers Rights, Me’ns Support Services, Legal Resources, Â Research, Mediation & Counselling, Parenting Support, Shared Parenting, Child Activities Support, Child Support, Political, Men’s Health, Men’s Charities and much much more.
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Self-represented litigant family law training courses
The Menâs Rights Agency periodically runs a course of weekly family law seminars, over 2 to 3 weeks, designed specifically to assist men who wish to represent themselves in Family Court, the Federal Magistrates Court or State Magistrates Court, on matters ranging from divorce to child custody issues..
Everyone needs to understand the current family law legislation. Other topics covered include domestic violence, child support and defacto property law.
The seminars are conducted by specialist MRA lawyers in Brisbane, the Bethania Community Centre or at Southport.
Previous seminars have proven successful as evidenced by the number of fathers who have successfully represented themselves in court and in their negotiations with the other party after attending our courses.
Help for Penrith fathers going through divorce or separation
FOR almost 40 years, Barry Williams has helped Australian families through the murky waters of divorce and separation.
The national president and founder of Lone Fathers Association of Australia (LFAA) became the first father under the Family Law Act of 1975 to win custody of his four small children after his wife walked out on the family.
In those days, no support was available to single fathers, so Mr Williams staged a hunger strike at Parliament House for five days.
The then prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, agreed to meet him and ended up changing the single motherâs benefit to the single parentâs benefit.
Mr Williams and his organisation have been championing single parentsâ rights ever since.
Free Family Law legal advice at Community Justice Clinic
When faced with troubling legal problems, sometimes itââŹâ˘s just about knowing where to turn. The University of Western SydneyââŹâ˘s Parramatta Community Justice Clinic initiative is helping the most vulnerable in our community with free legal advice and support when they most need it.
Located in the heart of the Parramatta Justice Precinct, the Parramatta Community Justice Clinic (PCJC) is run by UWS law students under the close supervision of practicing solicitors from Macquarie Legal Centre and is primarily utilised by disadvantaged members of the community who cannot afford legal representation.
Clients can choose to make appointments or simply drop-in to the PCJC, where the law students are available to assist on civil, criminal and family law matters ranging from traffic offences and motor vehicle accidents, home building and neighbourhood disputes, to family breakdown, divorce and child support.
Students also assist clients with the often daunting administrative side of the law ââŹâ helping them to understand and complete the legal paperwork and helping them with court preparation ââŹâ as well as providing referrals to other external legal services.
Since it first opened its doors in November 2009, the PCJC has seen some 135 students working in the Clinic, many of whom continue to help out on a volunteer basis.
UWS Vice Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid, says the PCJC initiative is another example of the UniversityââŹâ˘s commitment to ââŹËBring Knowledge to LifeââŹâ˘ for the people of the Greater Western Sydney region.
ââŹĹIt is fitting that we are launching the PCJC during Law Week, as it reminds us how important it is to have fair and free access to legal services and representation for all members of the community, regardless of their educational, socio-economic, or cultural backgrounds,ââŹÂ says Professor Reid.
ââŹĹWorking in the PCJC also gives our law students an invaluable learning experience ââŹâ allowing many of them to work with clients for the first time in a context which gives the principles of fairness and social justice which they have studied a human face.
ââŹĹOne of the greatest strengths of the UWS School of Law is its active commitment to socially-just legal practice, and the way in which it challenges our students to serve their communities with commitment, fairness and empathy.
ââŹĹThe real-life experience our students gain from working in the PCJC not only prepares them for the rigours and realities of the legal profession, but is an opportunity to help those in our community who would otherwise be left on the margins of the social institutions in Australian society meant to provide fairness and justice for all.ââŹÂ
The PCJC is an initiative of the University of Western Sydney in partnership with the NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Macquarie Legal Centre and Parramatta City Council. It is also strongly supported by members of the Parramatta and Greater Western Sydney legal profession, local businesses and community groups.
Funding for the initiative has been provided by the Federal Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations through its Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund.
http://www.uws.edu.au/law/sol/parramatta_community_justice_clinic
