🌐 Our Pro Bono Program

✨ Why We Offer This Program

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​​We recognise that:

• Some people cannot afford legal representation due to severe financial hardship and remain trapped in difficult positions.

• Others face significant language and cultural barriers in accessing legal help.

• Family breakdown is a difficult time, and a lack of access to justice can make it even harder for some.

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Through this initiative, we aim to ensure that, in appropriate cases, vulnerable clients are not left without the opportunity to exercise their legal rights.

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📝 What We Can Assist With

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Under our Pro Bono Program, we may provide:

• Assistance with preparing and lodging divorce applications.

• Basic advice on related family law matters, such as parenting or property, to help point clients in the right direction (note: this will be limited in scope).

• Guidance delivered in a confidential, respectful, and culturally sensitive manner.

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✅ Eligibility Criteria

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To qualify for our Pro Bono Program, a client must meet the following conditions:

1. CaLD background – Client must identify as coming from a culturally and linguistically diverse community.

2. Residency – Client must be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident, or have lived in Australia for at least 12 months and intend to continue living here.

3. Financial hardship – Client must be facing severe financial difficulty and be able to provide reasonable evidence of their circumstances (such as their bank statement, health card, medicare card, and/or recent payslips, etc).

4. Genuine need – The service is available only to clients who would otherwise be unable to access appropriate legal help.

5. Preference would be given to those who can communicate with us directly in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, or Saraiki.

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📌 Terms and Conditions

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• Pro Bono assistance is offered at the sole discretion of the principal of Ahmad Legal and Migration Services.

• The program currently applies only to divorce applications. (Limited advice may be given on related matters, but ongoing representation in family or migration law is not included.)

• Clients must provide accurate and truthful information when applying for assistance. False or misleading information may result in the withdrawal of our support.

• Clients must be willing to cooperate with us fully. We will quickly determine to withdraw our assistance to clients who are:

  • not considerate of our time,

  • do not take our advice seriously; or

  • do not act on our advice in a timely manner, or

  • do not respond to our requests.

• Given our limited resources, not all applications can be accepted, even if the eligibility criteria are met.

• All services will be provided in accordance with our firm’s professional objectives, interests and obligations, including confidentiality and ethical standards.

• We may decide to withdraw our support, advice, and assistance at any stage without giving any reasons for such withdrawal.

• Under our Pro Bono Program, we will not charge any professional fees for the legal services we provide. However, clients will remain responsible for paying all other costs associated with their matter, including (but not limited to):

  • Court filing fees (e.g., the divorce application fee)

  • Process server fees

  • Documents printing, postage and courier costs

  • Any third-party costs or charges, and so on.

✅ Ready to Proceed?

If you are ready to proceed and have access to your documents/information, then please complete our Divorce Questionnaire. The question may take 10 - 15 minutes to complete. We will get back to you to arrange a Zoom or telephonic meeting with you to guide you further if you meet our above-mentioned eligibility criteria and complete the Divorce Questionnaire fully and correctly.

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Please note that submitting an enquiry or the Divorce Questionnaire does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Each application will be carefully assessed against our eligibility criteria and available resources.

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