Legal guidance
Sometimes you can become embroiled in a legal dispute, experience family breakdown such as divorce or child custody, find yourself falling into debt, or be dealing with the aftermath of a bereavement. It can be complicated, stressful and difficult to understand the procedures involved.
When legal worries feel heavy and complex, Paperweight is there to walk beside you. We break everything into small, clear steps, listen without judgment, explain without jargon, help you to understand your options so you can make educated decisions. With warmth and patience, we help turn what feels overwhelming into something you can manage. We can guide you through the process, support you with the collation of bundles, help you prepare for court hearings and if possible, offer a ‘McKenzie friend’ to sit quietly with you in court so you are never alone.
We can also attend benefit mandatory reconsiderations and appeals with clients.
In family law, we can on occasions facilitate a one-off pro-bono advice session with an external law firm, but this is case dependent and at the discretion of the team.
Our support is centred on process and procedure. We don’t provide formal or pro-bono legal advice and we don’t have in-house lawyers, but we’re committed to offering clear and practical procedural guidance to help you understand your options and move forward with confidence.
See below for the areas in which we can help you.
