We have developed the 7 Cs to simplify and help you through your separation and divorce. The 7 Cs are not in reference to a legal term but rather a holistic approach to moving through the separation and divorce journey. It is a systematic way that is practical and deals [...]
The children have passports and you have reason to suspect that the other parent will take the children out of Australia. What do you do? You should seek urgent legal advice from a family lawyer is the simplest answer, but here is some more information that might help. Parents have [...]
There are many roads that can lead you to the point of a resolution in your family law matter. At Collective Family Law our Brisbane and Gold Coast family lawyers have the same goal for every client. And that is that you finalise your matter by way of Consent Orders [...]
If you are a parent and you are going through a separation or divorce, there are lots of different avenues in Australian family law that you can take to come to a resolution and point of agreement with the other parent on how your children or child will spend time [...]
As family lawyers in Brisbane & the Gold Coast, we often get enquires from parents who are worried that the other parent might take a child overseas without consent. One of the first questions we will ask is whether the child has a passport. If there is no passport issued [...]
Parenting Orders made either by agreement/consent or made by the Court must be complied with by both parties until the child turns 18. Unfortunately, we have seen many circumstances where one parent chooses not to comply with the Orders. The impact of the breach or ‘contravention’ of the Orders will [...]
We live in a multicultural society and it is not uncommon that we find parents or even children were born overseas and have moved to Australia to live permanently. Unfortunately, in cases where there is a separation and there is a connection to an overseas country (such as a birthplace [...]
Are you at the beginning of your family law matter and unsure what your first step to take is? Start with Resolve Online to navigate your way to an amicable resolution with your ex-partner with Resolve Online in your own home, at your own pace. Resolve Online with Collective Family [...]
Child Support is commonly known to be managed by the Child Support Agency, where the amount paid to the primary carer for the care of a child is calculated based on a formula created by the Agency. The formula created by the Agency looks at the child’s age, how many [...]
Discussing and reaching agreement on the parenting arrangements for your child or children is a difficult task within itself. You may have ideas in your mind of what you would like the arrangements to be, which may or may not be in line with the other parent’s views on what [...]
