Mr Brandis said $6.2 million of this funding will be allocated to a new family dispute resolution service being piloted at eight locations around the country.
The trial locations are Tamworth and Bankstown in NSW, Sunshine and Broadmeadows in Victoria, Toowoomba and Upper Mt Gravatt in Queensland, Perth and Darwin.
The services are intended to help couples affected by separation agree on arrangements for their children without going to court.
A statement from the Attorney-General’s Department said the program will offer tailored services to complement mediation with legal and culturally appropriate support. This will include partnerships between family relationship centres and specialists such as legal, migrant and Indigenous-specific service providers, as well as interpreters.
Bond University recently launched its own family dispute resolution clinic through a partnership between its Faculty of Law and its Psychology Clinic.
https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/wig-chamber/21675-funding-boost-to-help-resolve-family-law-disputes?
https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/21505-university-unveils-family-dispute-resolution-clinic
