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Family Relationship Centres: partnerships with Legal Assistance Services
Author(s) -
Moloney Lawrie,
Kaspiew Rae,
De Maio John,
Deblaquiere Julie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12024
Subject(s) - commonwealth , legal service , family law , political science , public relations , legal advice , general partnership , public administration , law , psychology
In J une 2009, the Commonwealth Attorney General in Australia announced a Family Relationship Centres/ Legal Assistance Partnerships Program, (the “Better Partnerships” program). Its aim was to assist separated or separating families, “by providing access to early and targeted legal information and advice when attending Family Relationship Centres” ( M c C lelland, 2009). After contextualizing this significant shift in policy and practice, the present paper reports on largely positive key results of an evaluation of the program by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. The paper concludes with reflections on future challenges and possibilities regarding ongoing collaboration between A ustralia's legal and family relationship sectors.