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Established in 1999, Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre is a reliable team of solicitors and lawyers who provide free legal services to the vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the community. Our team of five administrative staff and seven solicitors is completely committed to assisting you in your time of need. Our services include free legal advice both face-to-face and over the phone, working towards law reforms to amend the unjust and unfair ones, and educating the community about the legal topics that one should know.
Open Monday - Friday
Legal Advice, Legal Information, Telephone Interviews
AVO, Children, Debts, Disputed Wills, Guardianships, Intervention Orders, Law Brokers, Mediation, Parenting, Power of Attorney, Property Settlements, Separations, Trusts & Wills, Youth
Australian Owned, By Appointment, Disabled Access, Free Consultations, Free Service
Abuse, Adoptions, Child Support, Contractual Disputes, Custody Disputes, Defective Products, Discrimination, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Partners, Drink Driving, Drink Driving - Exceeding 0.05, Driving Disqualified, Drug Driving, Family Violence, Harassment, Inheritance, Insurance Disputes, Landlord Disputes, Medical Bills, Missing Will, Motor Vehicle Property Damage, Paternity, Rape, Redundancy, Restraining Orders, Shared Care, Stalking, Suspended Licenses, Unfair Dismissal, Unlicensed Driving, Vehicle Damage, Victims of Crime, Wage Loss, Workplace Relations
Administrative Law, Aged Care, Consumer Law, Contracts, De Facto, Elder Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Government, Insurance, Matrimonial, Mediation Law, Probate, Probates and Estates, Rural, Succession, Traffic Law, Wills
law reform, social issues, legal advice, solicitor, professional legal services
Free telephone advice and information is provided Monday to Friday from 9am – 4pm. Our staff will complete an intake and organise a time for one of our solicitors to call you back. No referral or application is needed to access our service. There is no cost for any service received from Shoalcoast, however there can be costs associated with legal proceedings.
While the Shoalcoast head office is located in Nowra, we have solicitors who work remotely and offer regular outreach appointments. We have outreach locations in Wreck Bay, Ulladulla, Batemans Bay, Moruya, Bega, Eden, Queanbeyan and Cooma, and we also offer telephone advice so we can reach you anywhere within our service area.
Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre can assist with Family and Civil Law. Problems include tenancy, neighbour disputes, traffic fines, separation and divorce, wills and estates, personal safety including ADVOs, APVOs and victims’ services claims, employment law, consumer law and credit and debt. Unfortunately, we are not able to represent you in court. Check out our flyer or website for more information.