The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia have embarked on a new pathway to assist families who have experienced family violence and other safety risks to navigate the family law system. The Lighthouse Project is now live in selected registries of these Courts. We are fortunate that Brisbane [...]
Unless you are a lawyer, it can be difficult to understand who is who in the zoo when it comes to the law. It is confusing! This can often be daunting as before separation; you might have no idea of the roles played by different people with different job titles. [...]
New Podcast Episode! This one is for the women in Divorce, as we will be speaking about whether you should change your name after your divorce? There is no right or wrong here, it is a personal preference that doesn't have any significant difference on your family [...]
Life after separation is a difficult time for most people, add the extra worry of having to work out how your children are going to spend time with each parent, and there is no wonder why parents can be [...]
Be clever here. You are now separated, and you are not only entitled to your privacy, but you need to claim it. It is very important that you have healthy boundaries with your ex-partner. You may think he or she would not betray your confidence, but they do, believe me [...]
You are now single, and there are loads of decisions you are going to need to make during this transition period. These decisions are important — they will shape your future and the future of your children. You need to be able to make clear decisions that are free from [...]
Depending on your financial circumstances, this can be either straightforward or very complicated. And there are many aspects to this in family law. For the purposes of this chapter, I am only delving into what to do initially, straight after separation. In the chapters to come, I will discuss what [...]
For separated families, Christmas can highlight many emotions regarding how children spend their time, especially if it early days in the separation or if children are particularly young. Christmas celebrations have a huge significance of “family” and this is made so much more difficult when parents are separated. During the [...]
Negotiating an outcome on property and parenting with your ex-partner when you are going through a separation or divorce, is hard! But there are ways that you can make these negotiations it a little easier and hopefully have success in resolving your separation and divorce. The best outcome for anyone going [...]
Not everyone going through a separation or divorce needs a lawyer, (I bet that you never expected to hear that from a lawyer!). These are some signs that you may be able to amicably resolve your family law matter on your own: You are able to amicably communicate with each other; [...]
