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Children
Find information about the laws that deal with the rights of children and parents, including family law, special medical procedures, parental discrimination, and contact details for agencies that provide assistance.
- Adoption and Foster Care
Find information about adoption, fostering and permanent care arrangements on the Children Youth and Families website.
- Child Protection and Family Services
Information about how the child protection network looks after children, when parents or caregivers are unable or unwilling to protect children against significant harm, on the Child Protection and Family Services website.
- Child Support
Find out about child support and child maintenance on the Victoria Legal Aid website.
- Children's Court
Find information about the role and procedures of the Children's Court on the Children’s Court website.
- Equal Opportunity - Carer and Parental Status
Find information on the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission website about the laws that protect Victorians from certain types of discrimination as a result of their parental status.
- Family Disputes
Find out about the types of disputes that occur within families and strategies for their resolution on the Department of Justice website.
- Family Law and Children
Find out about children and family law on the Family Law Courts website.
- Family Violence and Children
Find information about children and family violence, and violence prevention and support services, including research and reports, on the Office for Children website.
- Pregnancy and Health
Find information about pregnancy and abortions, obtaining contraception, refusing medical treatment and getting tattoos or piercings on the Victoria Legal Aid website.
- Special Medical Procedures
Some medical procedures proposed for children aged under 18, such as tissue and organ donation or gender reassignment, require the approval of the Family Court of Australia. Find out more about the process of obtaining approval on the Office of the Public Advocate's website.