Free divorce workshops

Victoria Legal Aid runs free workshops for people who are getting divorced. The one-hour workshop covers the divorce process, from filling out a divorce application and filing it at court, to serving divorce papers and preparing for the hearing day. 

The next workshop is in Melbourne on 18 February. See Divorce workshops to find out more or book your place.

Services

VLA Legal Information Service

VLA Legal Information Service

We give free legal information over the phone to help you with your legal problems.

Legal advice

Legal advice

VLA has lawyers who can talk to you about how the law applies to your legal problem.

Lawyers at court

Lawyers at court

We have lawyers on duty at many courts and tribunals across Victoria.

Funding cases

Funding cases

If you can’t afford a lawyer, you can apply for a grant of legal assistance to help you pay for a lawyer to run your case.

Bushfire legal help line

Bushfire legal help line

Free legal information and advice is available if you have been affected by bushfires.

Latest news

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Free legal information for Shepparton's newly arrived communities

Date:  09 Feb 2010

The second in a series of free legal information talks will focus on driving licences, traffic fines and car insurance for our newly arrived African, Iraqi and Afghanistan communities.

Update on incentive to pay your fine

Date:  05 Feb 2010

Fees charged on top of unpaid fines will be waived until Friday 19 March 2010, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls recently announced.

New service for young refugees

Date:  19 Jan 2010

Victoria Legal Aid is part of a new service that will help young refugees who have arrived in Australia without their parents.

Charged with a traffic offence?

Date:  14 Jan 2010

If so, you could find the latest edition of Road to court helpful.

Legal information now available in Persian

Date:  21 Dec 2009

Victoria's Persian-speaking community can now ring VLA for legal information.