Walker Murdoch Law provides legal aid for family law clients who meet the eligibility criteria.

To apply, please complete the application form under the “legal aid” banner above. In order to process your application, we also require the following information to be provided to us:

  • Proof of income (myIRD, payslip, WINZ benefit, financial statements)

  • Proof of income of partner

  • If you have an interest in a trust, the Trust Deed and latest set of financial statements.

  • Your income (and your partners), assets and debts will be considered to determine whether you are eligible.

    The below shows the maximum you can earn depending on how many dependents you have.

    No dependents - $22,8461 

    One dependent - $36,1802 

    Two dependents - $52,0273 

    Three dependents - $59,112

    Four dependents - $66,0655 

    Five dependents - $73,853

    6 or more add $6,832 per child.

  • Legal Aid Services will also look at your chances of winning your case. This test applies to cases in the Family Court about relationship property and maintenance.

  • You can be refused if Legal Aid Services considers that how much you will have to pay a lawyer will end up being more that you might get from winning your case.