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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
We give free legal information over the phone to help you with your legal problems.
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
Free legal information and advice is available if you have been affected by bushfires.
Latest news
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.