You can only put an end to domestic violence if you are able to recognise it. Unfortunately, many people when inside a violent relationship, can’t spot it. We use the analogy that it is like you are a crab in a pot of water on the [...]
The Safe & Together training and model has been implemented by agencies in Australia already over the last about 7 years and the Federal Circuit Court and Family Courts are now jumping on board. Federal Circuit Court and Family Court Judges will undergo family violence focussed training. Safety [...]
Here at Collective Family Law, we are a full-service law firm with many solutions to help you through your divorce and separation. Our goal for all of our clients is to get them through this period of their life as soon as possible, allowing them to [...]
Finding out your partner is having an affair quite frankly - rocks your world, your marriage, and how you feel about yourself. There is no doubt that separation becomes so much more difficult when there is an affair due to a lot of emotion and hurt which [...]
Today on the Divorce Collective Podcast, Caralee talks about the importance of being ‘Social Media Savvy’ during your separation. Many people come unstuck when it comes to social media and their family law matter. We are navigating completely different times to say ten years ago, when it comes [...]
The COVID-19 vaccine currently isn’t approved for anyone under the age of 18 years of age, however, as conversations begin to arise in regards to the future of COVID-19 vaccines it is important to know where you stand as a parent. With that being said, we [...]
In March 2021 The Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 was introduced to the House of Representatives. The Bill intends to establish new Federal Family Violence Orders (FFVO) issued by the Federal Circuit Courts and Family Courts. The FFVO's would operate in a similar way to [...]
This week, we have Senior Associate from Collective Family Law, Dannielle Young, hosting the podcast! Dannielle Young has practised in family law for over 14 years. Dannielle has a passion for helping families, particularly children. She takes pride in helping parents through the separation process as [...]
, Is it just and equitable? Finally, the fourth step is that the court must consider whether the orders (Consent Orders that the parties have agreed on or Orders of the Court) proposes to make after completing the previous steps are and equitable. Essentially, given all the [...]
Depending on your family’s financial circumstances, this can be either straightforward or very complicated. How you deal with your incomes and pay for the family expenses depends on how the parties have been utilising their money and income prior to separation. For the purpose of this article, we are [...]
