DIRECTORY OF SERVICES
Access Law Group
Biography
Our Client Services Team, headed by Director Tom Ellicott, can assist you with any enquiries you have in relation to Family Law. Our team is very compassionate and understanding in delicate situations that can arise in Family Law.
Our areas of expertise include:
Binding Financial Agreements and Consent Orders
De Facto Relationships
Divorce
Parenting Issues
Property Settlements
Superannuation
Acorn Lawyers
Biography
Acorn Lawyers is a law firm located in the city of Wollongong. We offer a variety of legal services. Members of our Family Law Team are Accredited Specialists in Family Law. We can assist clients in the mediation process to resolve parenting and property matters. We also provide advice and assist clients in the Court process and representation in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court. We offer legal assistance and representation in Care & Protection matters at the Children’s Court for adults and children. Our solicitors are legal aid panel members for Family Law matters, Independent Children’s Law matters and Care and Protection matters. Ms Mowbray of our office is a FDR Mediator and can assist parties with private mediations, for parenting matters and/or property matters.
Anglicare Counselling and Relationships Services – Illawarra
Biography
Counselling for individuals, couples and children. For counselling appointments please phone 1800 133 373.
Anglicare Counselling and Sustainable Living Program – Southern Highlands
Biography
Counselling for individuals, couples and children. For counselling appointments please phone 1800 133 373.
Emergency relief for food assistance, help with energy accounts, Telstra accounts, food and fuel cards, as well as general advocacy and referrals.
Anglicare Sustainable Living Program – Illawarra
Biography
Emergency relief: a range of services including assistance with utility bills, food, pharmaceuticals.
Case Management service: providing intensive goal-oriented support to assist where there are multiple issues impacting on healthy living – including homelessness, financial difficulties, addictions, relationships, unemployment, mental health, parenting and family stresses.
Armstrong Legal
CareSouth Family Connections
Biography
Our experienced and qualified workers provide high quality supervision of visits between children and/or young persons and their families. Providing where required written reports on the interactions and behaviours observed during visits.
Services include:
– Supervisions of contact visits for children and young people and their natural families
– Transportation of children and young people
– Family law supervised contacts and change overs
– Mentoring Services
Carter Ferguson Solicitors
Biography
Carter & Ferguson Solicitors can help with effective advice and representation in all areas of law relating to personal and family relationships.
At Carter & Ferguson we understand that family separation is a difficult and emotional time for the whole family, and a time when significant parenting and financial decisions need to be made. We take the time to really listen, and to explain the process and options available to ensure you feel engaged and comfortable with the process and the decisions you are making throughout this time.
Our team of professionals are committed to our clients interests and needs and are able to manage your matter effectively and with sensitivity through all stages, whether that be engaging in non-adversarial solutions such as negotiation and settlement conferences, or representing you and presenting your case at court.
How we can help:
- Co-habitation Agreements
- De-facto relationships
- Same sex relationships
- Division of property and assets
- Separation & Divorce
- Mediation
- Negotiated settlements
- Custody & Contact with children
- Parenting Agreements
- Family Court matters
- Domestic violence issues
- Spousal maintenance
- Grandparents interests
Catholic Care Families and Communities Program
Biography
The Families and Communities Program is a Commonwealth funded initiative that delivers therapeutic and educative relationship support to the community. The program offers flexible services to individuals, couples and families through Counselling and Relationship Skills Workshops .
Our Keeping Kids In Mind Program is a 5 week post-separation parenting workshop, which teaches parents how to deal more effectively with the emotional and practical issues of parenting after separation.
This workshop explores loss and grief in parents and children, communication with your ex-partner, anger, assertiveness, power grabs & the impact on children. This program also has a Case Management component which helps support and guide parents through the separation process.
CatholicCare Children’s Contact Service
Biography
What is the Children’s Contact Service?
We offer short term services that help and support families who are experiencing conflict following separation or divorce and finding it difficult to co-parent. We provide services for children aged between 6 weeks and 12 years old in a safe and neutral environment.
We work together with families to help them enjoy positive experiences with their children. We assist them to work towards co-parenting and managing their own contact arrangements. This is done by moving through progressively more independent service streams.
What services do we offer?
We provide Supervised Contact, Supported Contact, Changeover and Supported Changeover services. The services are designed to be progressive in nature, so suitable families will move through the different service streams on their way to self managing their own contact arrangements.
When using our service, we may recommend other suitable services to help parents develop a supportive bridge so their children can feel safe and secure when moving from one parent to the other.
Where are our centres located?
We have centres in the Illawarra, Macarthur and Shoalhaven areas. They are all accessible by public transport.
Who can use the service?
While families with court orders are usually given preference, safety comes first. Both parents need to agree to our service rules and we need to be sure that the children, staff and parents will all be safe when using our service.
Download our Information Pack HERE.
Download our Fee Policy HERE.
Download our current Waiting List HERE.
Community Links Wellbeing
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Family Support Service – Youthwork, Casework, Allied Health, Mental Health and Groups for families and children
Dawson Lawyers
Biography
Dawson Lawyers provides legal services for conveyancing and property law; family law and de facto relationships; powers of attorney and enduring guardianship; wills, probate, estate planning and Family Provision Act claims; Local Court and Childrens Court appearances; business and commercial law; liquor licensing; debt recovery, insolvency and bankruptcy; and civil litigation.
Based in Wollongong, we service clients from both Sydney and the Illawarra region, and assist with property transactions throughout New South Wales for both local and international investors.
Dawson Lawyers’s family lawyers can provide assistance for a range of matters relating to family law and de facto relationships, including:
•Cohabitation Agreements
•Prenuptial Agreements
•Divorce & separation
•Spousal maintenance
•Division of property & assets
•Child support, child protection and child custody matters
Contact us now to arrange a consultation with an experienced solicitor.
DGB Lawyers
Biography
Family law advice from experienced professionals.
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Ample free off street parking.
EJMediation
Family Relationship Centre – Wollongong
Family Services Illawarra
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Family Services Illawarra works to support children, young people and their families. We exist to help families keep their children and young people safe and well, strong and connected.
Our services are delivered through a combination of in-home visiting and centre-based activities. We offer practical support by providing advice and support, family support and education programs (including parenting, women’s healthy relationships, nutrition and money management groups). We have a special emphasis on building and strengthening parenting skills and connecting with communities.
Park and Play and Staying Home Leaving Violence are also Programs our service offers.
Family Support Service
Biography
Wingecarribee Family Support Service has been working with families in the Southern Highlands for over 25 years, offering programs and activities to all members of the community, including young people, families and groups.
Family Support provides assistance through educational programs, parenting workshops, events and activities. We can also refer you to a range of specialist support services.
How we can help
- Counselling
- Strengthening parenting skills
- Helping equip children to improve behaviour
- Supporting families in times of difficulty and crisis
- Connecting families to increase their support network
- Strengthening family relationships
- Supporting families to change patterns of addiction
- Supporting families affected by mental illness
Francine Bartlett
Biography
Offering a range of therapeutic modalities to all ages and situations; specialising in children, youth and families
Eligible for Medicare and ATAPS on a GP referral; registered with Carers Counselling Service, Victims Services, Vet Affairs, Workcover
Haille Paine Solicitors
Biography
We can help clients with all types of Family Law matters, including property settlements, children’s matters, Binding Financial Agreements, divorce and same sex or de facto matters. Our Principal, Scott Leary is committed to representing family law clients in a manner which resolves their issues quickly, with as little conflict as possible and with a focus on reducing legal costs.
Haille Paine Solicitors
Biography
Established in 1879, Haille Paine is a Southern Highlands Law Firm with experienced, understanding and friendly staff. We provide a range of experience and expertise in law, including a vast amount of experience in Family Law.
Located in Merrigang Street, Bowral across from Corbett Gardens makes us close to town, parking and public transport.
The Family Law Pathways Network Service Directory aims to provide access to accurate and up-to-date information about various support services throughout the Illawarra and Southern Highlands Regions. The directory will support members to make informed decisions regarding appropriate referral pathways to assist organisations operating as part of or alongside the family law system.
To include your service information in this directory please fill in the online application form. Services are encouraged to notify the Network Project Officer of any changes to service listings as they arise.
The Directory lists services who have identified themselves as working with families in crisis. Please note that the ISHFLPN does not personally endorse or recommend any specific service listed on this site and/or the Directory of Services. Any user must make an informed decision as to the engagement of any of the services listed in this Directory of their own accord.
