Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley - Te Whare Ture Hapori ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara me Te Awa KairangiWhat we do.Community Law provides free one-on-one initial legal advice. You can have a confidential conversation with a lawyer about family violence law, the law about care of children, ending your tenancy, initial advice about relationship property or other legal issues that can arise when you are experiencing family violence. The lawyer can talk with you about your eligibility for legal aid to take further steps. If you are not working with your own lawyer, Community Law can help you to understand the law and meet legal requirements. We also provide a specialist immigration law service for people on temporary visas who are experiencing or have experienced family violence. We provide legal advice and advocacy on family violence work and residence visas. Community Law also facilitates court referred Restorative Justice processes in the family violence space. Pou Whirinaki are a kaupapa Maori team at Community Law that provides legal services to Maori using Tikanga Maori as a guide to helping people deal with their legal and non-legal issues. Pou Whirinaki have Maori lawyers and advocates available to assist Maori. if you are interested in this, please email [email protected] or find us at one of our outreach clinics at Wainuiomata Community Hub, Orongomai marae, Kokiri marae or Porirua Whanau Centre. If you want to talk to a family lawyer, you can come to one of our Community Law offices. In Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington we have family lawyers available between 12 noon and 2pm every Wednesday. In Te Awa Kairangi/Lower Hutt you can talk to a family lawyer between 10am and 12 noon every Monday, and there is a women and gender minorities only session on Friday from 12 noon until 1pm where you will be seen by a non-male lawyer. You are also welcome at any of our other legal advice sessions in either office and at various other locations around the region. Phone us or visit our website for details about session times. If you are working with a community group or have a social worker or other community worker supporting you, they can also access Community Law help to assist you. If you are not in Wellington or in the Hutt Valley, look for your local Community Law Centre here: Find a Community Law Centre. If you want some information about family violence law (protection orders, police safety orders, etc), visit Family Violence Law. For information on ending a tenancy due to Family Violence, visit Ending a Tenancy due to Family Violence. Our contact detailsStreet Address: Te Whanganui-ā-Tara | Wellington office
Level 2, 15 Dixon Street Te Aro Phone: (04) 499 2928 Street Address: Te Awa Kairangi | Hutt office Level 2, 59 Queens Drive Lower Hutt Phone: (04) 568 8964 Mailing Address: PO Box 24005 Wellington 6142 Plus various outreach clinics in Wellington, Hutt Valley and Porirua – see details at wclc.org.nz Who to contactYou should feel free to contact anyone at Community Law if you need to find out about the legal help available. Feel free to call our general number and talk to whoever answers, or just drop in to see us. Many of our staff and our lovely volunteers have experience and training in helping people in your situation.
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