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1. Legal Aid Fee Glossary

   The following is a glossary of legal aid fees described by the  Legal Aid Fee Calculator.  Administration/Case Review Preliminary Work New Legal Aid Grant New Legal Aid GrantYou can claim this fee when you receive a new legal aid grant.  This fee is for your work up to case management, sentencing (where the client is remanded off) or until charges are resolved. Schedules A-F When additional charges are added to legal aid grant When additional charges are added to legal aid...

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2. Ask for a review of a legal aid decision

   If you don’t agree with a decision about your application for legal aid, you can ask for it to be reconsidered. Contact your nearest legal aid office to ask how to do this Ask for a decision to be reconsidered If you want a decision to be reconsidered, you have to apply within 20 working days of the date of the legal aid decision. Among other things, you can challenge decisions: to reject your application for legal aid about the amount of legal aid you are granted about how much of your legal...

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3. Make a legal aid debt repayment

   You may be required to make regular repayments or a lump sum payment towards legal aid fees. How can I pay? Over the phone – 0800 600 090 (Visa, Visa Debt, MasterCard and Prezzy Card). Internet banking - here you'll find the details you need to make an online payment to Legal Aid Debt. Set up an automatic payment - here you’ll find details on how to set up an automatic payment from your bank account or pay directly from your wages or benefit....

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4. Get a criminal legal aid lawyer

   For most criminal legal aid cases, we will choose a lawyer to help you. For serious cases, you can choose your own lawyer. Less serious charges After you have sent in your legal aid application you’ll get a letter telling you whether legal aid has been granted. If it’s been granted, the letter will include the name of the lawyer assigned to you and their contact details. The lawyer assigned to you will be an approved legal aid lawyer, and may be from the Public Defence Service Once legal aid...

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5. Apply for family or civil legal aid

   Your first step is to find a legal aid lawyer you want to advise and represent you. Your lawyer will help you to apply for legal aid. They will have a copy of the legal aid application form. You can also get a form from: a Community Law Centre a Citizens Advice Bureau Find a legal aid lawyer Family legal aid application form Civil legal aid application form What information do you need to apply for family or civil legal aid? When you go to see your lawyer, you’ll need to take details of your i...

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6. Costs you need to pay after your case

   After your case is finished it is likely that there will be costs you need to pay, find out more about the types of costs you may be required to pay.

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7. Making parenting arrangements

   A parenting plan makes sure everyone involved understands what they’ve agreed to. There are services and resources available to help those involved think about the decisions they'll need to make about how their child is cared for and reach an agreement.

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8. Going to the Family Court without a lawyer

   If you choose to, you can represent yourself in the Family Court. This means you will not have a lawyer to support you in the courtroom however you can get legal advice at any time even if you decide to represent yourself.

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9. Find a legal aid lawyer/provider

   You can use our online database to find the contact details for a legal aid lawyer/provider.

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10. Legal aid debtors encouraged to contact Ministry of Justice

    7 August 2013 People with legal aid debt are being encouraged to contact the Ministry of Justice to update their details and make arrangements for repaying their debt. Legal Services Commissioner Nigel Fyfe said the Legal Services Amendment Act, which comes into force on 2 September 2013, makes a number of changes to legal aid cases, including the introduction of interest on legal aid debt. “Due to the income thresholds that apply, most people – 75 percent - don’t have to repay their legal...

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