Table of contents
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Table of contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
- 3 – Criminal law guidelines
- 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
- 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
- 6 – State family guidelines
- 7 – State civil law guidelines
- 8 – Standard grants assessment process
- 9 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 10 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 11 – Means test
- 12 – Commonwealth merits test
- 13 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 14 – Special circumstances
- 15 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 16 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 17 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 18 – Standard terms and conditions
- 19 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 20 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 21 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 22 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Costs payable in Commonwealth family law matters
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has increased all professional fees and disbursements by 10 per cent effective 1 October 2011.
The fee increase applies to all existing grants of legal assistance where the matter has not been finalised, and new grants made on or after that date. All appearances and additional preparation completed prior to the changes attract the old fees.
For fees payable in matters prior to this date, see Costs payable in Commonwealth family law matters in the VLA Handbook (September 2011).
Index
- Principles applying to family law matters generally
- Fee Schedule 1L – Family law stage of matter limits
- Stage 1 – negotiations/primary dispute resolution
- Stage 2 – litigation
- Stage 3 – preparation for trial
- Stage 4 – trial costs for lawyer in the Family Court and the Federal Magistrates Court
- Stage 5 – appeals in the Family Court
- Counsel’s fees – stage of matter limits
- Dissolution proceedings
- Independent children’s lawyer proceedings – Family Court
- Independent children’s lawyer proceedings – Federal Magistrates Court
- Counsel’s fees – independent children’s lawyer
- Assistance for child support matters
- Fee Schedule 3 – Counsel’s fees in family law matters