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Caxton Legal Centre has suspended its evening legal advice services for the period 17 March 2020 to 17 April 2020.  Additional day-time telephone appointments are being made available.  Please phone Caxton on (07) 3214 6333 to book an appointment.

Caxton Legal Centre is making some temporary changes to the way it delivers its services having regard to the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, and considering state and federal government health recommendations and restrictions.  Caxton is still providing legal and social work services. However, from today we are stopping face-to-face appointments. We will be offering appointments by telephone.  We will … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Changes to Services

Jocelyn had contributed to $60, 000 to the purchase of a house with her daughter and son-in-law who lived in Sydney. They all agreed that Jocelyn would live in the house, pay rent and contribute to maintenance costs.   However, the relationship began to sour when her daughter and son-in-law began adding to the list of things Jocelyn … Continue reading Jocelyn recovers her investment into children’s property

Mrs S lives with a disability and was dependent on her spouse as a result of a stroke 20 years ago. She was referred to Caxton’s Seniors Legal and Support Service after carers at a respite centre noticed she had a black eye. Mrs S experienced physical, psychological and financial abuse from her husband throughout their long marriage and Mrs S’s husband controlled all finances, monitored the mail and would not … Continue reading Mrs S is supported to escape her abusive husband

The Financial Abuse Awareness training program is part of the Financial Protections Service, a service co-designed by the Queensland Government, Caxton Legal Centre and Townsville Community Law.  The training program is an online continuing professional development program that aims to raise financial industry awareness about the financial abuse of older persons.   https://youtu.be/9bogd2sNGw0 Research notes that education and training … Continue reading Financial Abuse Awareness training program

Timed to coincide with the start of the 2020 school year, this webinar uses the right to education as a practice example of how the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) can be used to bring clarity to tricky situations and offer families and individuals new ways to resolve problems. It will be especially useful to practitioners in … Continue reading Unlocking the Human Rights Act 2019 for your clients: the Right to Education

People experiencing elder abuse regularly hide the abuse in an effort to protect family members from distress and conflict. Abuse can carry on for years, with adult children unaware that their elderly mother or father is being subjected to violence and intimidation. The strong desire of parents to shield their children from their problems unfortunately works to undermine their … Continue reading Geoffrey’s abusive son forced to leave

Caxton Legal Centre will have additional services available for vulnerable people when it ceases the provision of legal advice about dividing fences, neighbourhood tree disputes and retaining walls.   Comprehensive legal information will continue to be available through the Centre’s well-respected self-help kits on dividing fences and tree disputes.   “Caxton turns away thousands of disadvantaged people each year … Continue reading Caxton Legal Centre to cease tree and fence dispute legal advice