The Protection and Care - Parent or Guardian (WA) matter type provides the necessary contact cards and layouts to conduct a Protection and Care matter in the Children's Court when acting for a Parent or Guardian.
Common Contact Cards and Layouts
The following Contact Cards and Layouts appear by default on a Protection and Care - Parent or Guardian (WA) matter:
- Client with a Details sub-layout where you can enter role and relationship.
- Case Details
Enter the Case Number, Court contact card, Registry and Judicial Officer. - Other Party with their Solicitor and a Details sub-layout where you can enter role and relationship.
- Department of Communities and their Solicitor
- Child with their Solicitor and a Details sub-layout where you can enter type of lawyer and current living arrangements.
Uncommon Contact Cards and Layouts
Uncommon contact cards are also available for selection on a matter-by-matter basis, such as:
- Non Government Organisation
- Mediator
- Barrister
- Expert
- Process Server
- Legal Aid
- Legal Agent
Learn how to select uncommon contacts from within the matter.
If you don’t see a contact card needed for this matter type, you can submit a request for it to be added to Smokeball.
Precedent Library
The Protection and Care - Parent or Guardian (WA) matter provides access to the Protection and Care (WA) Precedent Profile with pre-set Precedent Library folders which include non-legally drafted precedents for everyday use, together with shortcuts to commonly used documents found under Court & Authority forms:
If the Precedent Profile does not appear in the Precedent Library, please ensure that you have subscribed to the Precedent Profile.
If you don’t see a commonly used and publicly available form and you would like it added to Smokeball, you can request a form.
Precedent Spotlight
Smokeball provides an automated Notice of Acting obtained from the Children's Court of WA.