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Policies

5. Family Law Matters – when legal aid is available

5.9. Divorce and nullity of marriage

5.9 Divorce and nullity of marriage

Legal aid is available for a court application relating to divorce or nullity of marriage.

To be eligible for legal aid the applicant must satisfy:

It would not be reasonable to expect the applicant for legal aid to conduct the proceedings due to:

Note: Where the applicant for legal aid is in custody see Family Law Guideline 2.19.

Note: This service will be provided by an in-house legal practitioner unless there are exceptional circumstances (see Representation Policy 12.4.4 Family law matters: Divorce matters)



Date Last Published: 05/12/2022