Family

Family law wrapped – what’s new in 2024

What's new in the law in 2024? In this mini-series, Natalie chats to specialist lawyers at Legal Aid NSW about key legal changes that community workers should know. This episode features family lawyer, Cailey, speaking about parenting arrangements, property settlement and changing a child's name.
 
Listen to our other episodes in this series:
Criminal law wrapped - what's new in 2024?
Civil law wrapped - what's new in 2024?
 
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Disclaimer: This podcast episode is general information only and cannot be relied on as legal advice. The information is accurate at the time of posting but may have changed. If you need assistance about a particular situation, contact our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 888 529. 

Care and protection in NSW – what’s new?

In this episode, Legal Aid NSW family lawyers Sarah and Claudia will explain what’s new in Care and Protection in NSW including:
Reforms that started on 15 November 2023 around ‘active efforts’ that need to be made by DCJ
Changes that started in November 2022 around presumptions to remove children
Changes to early intervention and early referral to legal advice through the Legal Assistance for Families Partnership Agreement (LAFPA)
The Families is Culture report that led to the reforms.
Here are the links mentioned in the podcast:
Care and protection (nsw.gov.au)
LAFPA (nsw.gov.au)
Publications and resources (nsw.gov.au)
 
For legal help, please contact:
Legal Aid NSW | Home
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (alsnswact.org.au)Transcript:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529. 

Spotlight On International Social Services Australia

The ISSA is a free, national, legal and social work service that specialises in International Parental Child Abduction and returning children to their parent/families under the 1980 Hague Convention.
You can find links to their website, newsletter and social media pages below:
International Social Service Australia (ISS Australia)
ISS Australia Quarterly Newsletter January to March 2022
International Social Service Australia | LinkedIn
ISS AUSTRALIA (@iss_aus) / Twitter
International Social Service Australia (facebook.com)
You can subscribe to the CLE e-alert here: Legal Aid NSW - Subscribe
A transcript of the episode can be found here: Spotlight On ISSA Transcript PDF 
AcknowledgmentsThe music in our Law for Community Workers podcasts is Blue Highway by Podington Bear licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Legal Aid NSW has met all our legal copyright and intellectual property obligations in the preparation of these podcasts. 
 
Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529. 

Australian Death Notification Service

In this episode of our Law for Community Worker podcast series we talk with Matt from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages about the Australian Death Notification Service, a new national service to help ease the administrative burden when a loved one dies.
https://deathnotification.gov.au/
The Australian Death Notification Service - YouTube
 
Music: Blue Highway by Podington Bear and Beautiful Romantic by Bobby Cole
Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/a5auIcWxLBkAzIfxiTE6PPV9ODc
Editing by Yasmine Lewis from Legal Aid NSW
Please send questions, comments and feedback to cle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
 
Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529. 

Simple, smart separation - How amica can help

A transcript of this podcast is available here.
 
amica is a simple, affordable and quick way for couples to agree on parenting, property and money issues when they separate. Find out about this new online tool. 
 
Where to find amica
www.amica.gov.au
amica Australia on Facebook
amica Australia on YouTube
amica featured on ABC’s PM program
amica featured on JJJ Hack
amica featured on Sunrise
amica_Australia on Instagram
 
Other resources
Family Violence Law Help Website - https://familyviolencelaw.gov.au/
LawAccess NSW for free legal information and referral – https://lawaccess.nsw.gov.au or phone 1300 888 529
Legal Aid NSW Family Law Early Intervention Unit (EIU) state-wide family and care law service - Phone 1800 551 589 for an appointment.
NSW online guided pathways - https://legalhelp.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/
 
Other episodes about online technology
Episode 1 – Does technology have a place in legal services? Let’s find out
Episode 2 – FineFixer NSW 
 
Edited by Tiffany Dimmack from Audiocraft
 
Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529.