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Legal help
Court can make you
- feel scared
- sick in the tummy.
It is hard to understand what is said in Court.
It is hard to know all the rules.
It is hard to know all the rules.
A lawyer can help you.
Other names for lawyers are
Other names for lawyers are
- solicitor
- legal advocate
- barrister.
Lawyers know
- about the law
- how to help you in Court.
They will help you with
- the hard words used in Court
- what you need to do in Court.
Get a lawyer to help you.
Your child will have their own lawyer.
The other parent may have their own lawyer.
The other parent may have their own lawyer.
Your lawyer will
- tell you what your legal rights are
- help you be ready for Court
- help you understand what is said in Court
- talk for you in Court.
Your lawyer will
- tell you your choices
and - tell you what each choice means for you.
More information
Find a lawyer.
The Ability Rights Centre made a fact sheet.
See IDRS website www.idrs.org.au
Read If your child has been taken away you need a lawyer!
See IDRS website www.idrs.org.au
Read If your child has been taken away you need a lawyer!
This fact sheet is general information.
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
- your own child
- your family.
This fact sheet was made by
- The WASH House
- The Ability Rights Centre. A service of IDRS
- a Parent Advisory Group, 2020.
Images
We have used images from
We have used images from
- ChangePeople
- Mayer-Johnson
- Participics
- Picto-Selector
Access Easy English helped The WASH House write the Easy English.
February 2020.
February 2020.
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