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Legal Aid Authority and Legal Aid and Advice Act of 1976

Single Parent Action Network

Mar 10, 2022

Legal Aid Authority:

Amend Section 25 to increase "Disposable Income" from $30,000 per year to at least $72, 000 per year and "Disposable Capital" from $15,000 to $150, 000 for persons only if the individual is an Applicant.

Part I of the First Schedule of the Legal Aid Act of 1976 states that proceedings fall within the jurisdiction of the Petty Civil Court, that is proceedings for and in relation to an application under the Status of Children Act, the Family Law (Guardianship of Minors, Domicile and Maintenance) Act, the Domestic Violence Act, the Attachment of Earnings(Maintenance) Act, and the Cohabitational Relationships Act.

However, a Legal Aid Certificate or Emergency Certificate can be revoked or denied if the Applicant's disposable income and disposable capital is in excess.

Additionally, can provisions be made to the Legal Aid and Advice Act of 1976 to include Single Parents?

Family and Children Division of the High Court has Responded

Fathers are struggling, just as mothers are