This article will show you how to:
- Create a new "Child Protection - Children's Representative" Matter
- Enter the Case Details
- Add Children and Other Parties
- Add additional contacts, including Child Safety Officer
- Change a General matter to a "Child Protection - Children's Representative" Matter
Create a new matter
To create a new Child Protection - Children's Representative matter, follow the steps below.
1. Select Child Protection > "Child Protection - Children's Representative" and click on 'Next.'
Add Children and Other Parties
1. Enter the child's details. For each child, after entering the Name and Contact Details, click on the Advanced view and enter the Additional Details, including Birth Date.
2. To add an additional Child, right-click on the name of the first Child and select Add Child > Select Same Solicitor.
3. Next, enter the relevant Details for each child, including the Type of Lawyer (that you are) and the child's Statewide number.
4. Next, enter the Other Party's details. Enter the details for the relevant Party as you would for the children, including entering Birth Date.
5. Click on Details and select the Relationship role of each party, and Court Role.
6. Enter the details for the other relevant parties in your matter, including the Director of Child Protection Litigation.
Enter the Case Details
Enter the Case Details, including the Case Number. You can also enter the Application Filed Date.
Add additional contacts
To add further Contacts to your matter such as a Child Safety Officer, open the Matter Settings and select the appropriate Contact.
Change a General matter to a Child Protection - Children's Representative matter
To change an existing General matter to a "Child Protection -Children's Representative" matter, Double-Click on 'Matter Type', enter the Reason For Change, select change, select "Child Protection - Children's Representative", then press OK.