In this section
Find out what is domestic violence (DV), who can apply for a DV protection order and your legal rights.
Find out all you need to know about a family dispute resolution conference, including how it works, where to find it, who is involved and its benefits.
Find out everything you need to know about using the Property Arbitration Program after a relationship breakdown, including how it works, eligibility requirements and cost.
Find out how child protection laws and the Childrens Court impact families and help keep children safe.
Find out what to expect when you go the Childrens Court, including how a hearing works, who attends and what language is used.
Learn about social assessment reports, including how information is gathered, used and assessed and how to respond to report recommendations.
Learn about family reports, including how information is gathered, used and assessed and how to respond.
Read all you need to know about communicating with the Childrens Court, including what information to provide, who attends the hearing and how to access support.
Learn about separate representatives and what help they provide during child protection matters before the Childrens Court.
Find out everything you need to know about child support payments and where to get help.
Learn about rights when caring for grandchildren and what financial support and legal aid is available.
Information about your legal rights and what help is available when you are in care.
Find out what happens when parents go to court and if children need to be involved.
Find out what supervisors are responsible for when supervising a child and how to respond to safety concerns.
Learn about independent children’s lawyers, what they do in family law matters and how to respond when you’re unhappy with their service.
Find out about the Prison Legal Advice Service and how to access legal help when you’re in prison.
Find out how to recover unpaid child support payments, start court proceedings and access legal advice.
Find out how the Department of Human Services collects child support payments and what you can do when an unpaid debt is not enforced.
Find out how to prepare an insurance claim, what insurance policies cover and the options available when you’re uninsured or underinsured.
Find out everything you need to know about making a fire-related insurance claim and where to access help.
Learn about the Farm and Rural Legal Service and how it can help you with severe debt-related problems and bank negotiations.
Find out how Legal Aid Queensland can help you with finance problems related to mortgages, personal loans, high interest rates, contracts and phone, gas and electricity plans.
Find out about our funding guidelines, how the means and merits tests are applied, if you are eligible for a grant of legal aid and how to lodge a legal aid application.
Find out if you’re eligible for legal aid, what help we provide and how to access our services.
Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on what legal aid we provide, where to find us and how to access our services.
Learn about domestic and family violence orders, what you need to get an order and how to prepare for a court hearing.
Find out how to take a support person to a family dispute resolution conference, what they can do while there and if they are eligible for legal aid.
Find out how to get legal help information in easy-to-understand English.
Find out what to do about a Centrelink debt notice and how to access help when a debt collector contacts you.
Find out all you need to know about a separation certificate and why Centrelink needs this to provide you with financial benefits while you’re looking for a job.
Find out how to complete an affidavit for a domestic and family violence hearing as an aggrieved individual, what the requirements are for serving an affidavit on someone and being a witness.
Find out how to complete an affidavit for a domestic and family violence hearing as a respondent individual, what the requirements are for serving an affidavit on someone and being a witness.
Find out what is a discrimination conciliation conference, how they help settle complaints and where to access support for unresolved issues.
Find out what to do if your conciliation conference was not resolved and you want to take your complaint to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) or the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC).
Find out about the Counselling Notes Protect service, how it protects sexual assault victims’ records, what is counselling and whether police can access your information.
Find out about family law property conferences, the eligibility requirements, what is involved, why you should attend and the processes and costs involved.
Find out about the Property Arbitration Program, how it works, the eligibility requirements and the processes and costs involved.
Learn all about the Ailan Kastom child rearing practice in the Torres Strait Islands, how to apply for a cultural recognition order and what you can do when an application is unsuccessful.
Find out how child protection court proceedings work, what magistrates consider when making decisions, how non-party participants can be involved and whether a lawyer can represent you.
Find out why you must apply for child support payments to claim Centrelink family tax benefits and what to do if the child’s father won’t sign the birth certificate.
Learn about the Police Drug Diversion Program, the eligibility requirements, how a diversion warning works and where to access legal advice.
Find out how to access the Drug Diversion Legal Advice Line (call 1300 004 924) for minor drug offences if you’re aged 18 or older and where to find Legal Aid Queensland.
Find out what the judge considers when your parents go to court, why what you say is important and what independent children’s lawyers do.
