3.6 Adoption

See 3.1.1 ERA Care and Protection for adoption mediation policies :

• 3.1.1.2 Prefiling Adoption Mediation Pilot 
• 3.1.1.3 Postfiling Adoption Mediations

Legal aid is available for adoption proceedings where the legal aid applicant is the respondent [the birth parent, grandparent or sibling] in the adoption proceedings.

To be eligible for legal aid the applicant must satisfy:

• the Means Test;
• the Merit Test.

Legal aid is available to a child/ren where the Court has made an order for separate representation of the child/ren.

Legal aid is available for adoption proceedings where the legal aid applicant is the applicant in the adoption proceedings.

To be eligible for legal aid the applicant must satisfy:

• the Means Test,
• the Merit Test, and
• Legal Aid NSW is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances.

Legal aid is available to a child/ren where the Court has made an order for separate representation of the child/ren.