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Find Legal Answers has a great selection of free, plain-English, topic-specific resources, advice on how to get started, and links to relevant legal services.
Topics include family law, wills and estates, financial issues, employment, neighbours, crime, accidents and compensation, and more.
There are also specific sections for youth and older people.
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eBooks
The Law Handbook: Your Practical Guide to the Law in NSW has 40 chapters dealing with legal topics from About the legal system to Wills, estates and funerals.
Neighbours and the Law is an easy to understand guide to the different areas of law that are involved in neighbourhood issues and disputes, including fences, animals and noise.
Rest Assured: A Legal guide to Wills, Estates, Planning Ahead and Funerals in NSW explains wills and the legal processes when someone dies.
Dealing with Debt: A Legal Guide to Personal Debt in NSW helps debtors in NSW understand common types of debt and debt recovery processes, consider alternatives for managing debt issues, and respond to debt recovery action in the Local Court of NSW.
The Family Law Handbook is apractical guide for people undergoing separation and divorce, including what to do after separating, how to negotiate with your former partner, making arrangements for your children, family violence and abuse, achieving a fair property settlement and what happens at court. (Note, chapters 1 and 2 are available online, and the complete book is available at Kiama Library.)
Women and Sexual Violence Law is a pocket guide providing important information for women and girls who are survivors of sexual violence, and those who support them. It contains information about sexual violence, including:an explanation of the affirmative consent laws;how to get medical and legal help;reporting to police;going to court;other support services.
How to run your own court case is astep-by-step guide to representing yourself in a non-criminal case in a court or tribunal, with advice on making and defending a claim, collecting evidence, negotiating a settlement, presenting a case and appealing the result. It includes case studies, checklists, and an explanation of legal terms. This guide applies to all types of civil litigation including family law, neighbour disputes, debt claims, tenancy disputes and appealing a government decision.
Defend Yourself: Facing a charge in court is a practical guide to defending a criminal charge in court which covers arrest and questioning, bail, dealing with lawyers, court procedure, how to plead, hearings and trials, preparation, evidence, proof, examination in court, sentencing, and appeals.
Find Legal Answers Tool Kit at the library
A collection of 20 plain-English law books produced by The State Library of New South Wales is available at the library.
Titles include:
- Companion animal law guide, New South Wales, 2nd ed
- Defend yourself: facing a charge in court, 3rd ed
- The family law handbook, 4th ed
- Fined out: a practical guide for people having problems with fines, 4th ed
- Guilty your honour: representing yourself in NSW local courts when charged with drink driving, 3rd ed
- How to run your own court case: a practical guide to representing yourself in Australian courts and tribunals (non-criminal cases)
- Just a piece of paper? Making your AVO work for you, 4th ed
- The law handbook: your practical guide to the law in New South Wales, 14th ed
- Neighbours and the law, 2nd ed
- Rest assured: a legal guide to wills, estates and funerals in New South Wales, 5th ed
- Seniors guide to consumer rights in NSW
- Sexual assault: your rights and the law
- Speaking for myself: planning for later life decision-making
- Strata living: get involved
- Tenants’ rights manual: a practical guide to renting in NSW, 4th ed
- Women and family law, 10th ed
- Youth justice: your guide to cops and court in NSW 4th ed
Free pamphlets are also available.