Midlas provides free legal services to assist and advise people in the areas of family law and family violence.

 Family Law – Children’s Issues

  • Advice in relation to care arrangements for children – who the children live with and time spent with the other parent
  • Advice in relation to other children’s issues, such as parentage, time spent with grandparents and issues of risk
  • Parenting Plans
  • Consent Orders
  • Family Court applications (and response documents)
  • Ongoing Family Court proceedings and navigating the eCourts Portal
  • Breach of Court Orders
  • Recovery

 Family Law – Property Issues

  • Advice about the division of property following separation (defacto and married couples)
  • Consent Orders
  • Applications to Family Court of WA (and response documents)
  • Ongoing Family Court proceedings and navigating the eCourts Portal
  • Breach of Court Orders

 Family Law – Divorce

  • Advice about separation and the divorce process
  • Applications for divorce and navigating the eCourts Portal

Family Violence

  • Advice in relation to family violence
  • Finding support for victims of family violence through referral
  • Applications for Family Violence Restraining Orders
  • Negotiations, Conduct Agreement Orders and Undertakings
  • Legal representation at hearings in the Midland Magistrates Court*
  • Family violence duty lawyer service at Midland Magistrates Court

*Please note that as a Community Legal Centre, legal representation in the Midland Magistrates Court is dependent upon our resources, priorities under our funding arrangements and the capacity of our legal team.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims (related to Family Violence)

  • Advice about criminal injury compensation
  • Assistance in obtaining police and medical records
  • Preparation of Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims

If you need help with: criminal matters, civil matters, traffic accidents and infringements, wills and estate planning, please contact Law AccessCitizen Advice Bureau or Legal Aid 

Fact Sheets about our services

 

Useful Links

Family Court WA

Legal Aid WA

Citizens Advice Bureau

Community Legal Centres Association

Consumer Credit Legal Service WA

Community Legal Centres Association (WA)