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 quickly and amicably as [...]
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 [...]
The third step is all around the future needs of the parties. To put this in a really simple question that is asked, it is this: Is there one person in the relationship who has a greater financial need than the other party? [...]
With the COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Australia a new wave of parental disputes is arising. Of note to all parents is that at the present time there is no vaccine approved for administration to children under the age of 16 years in Australia. The Astra Zeneca vaccine is [...]
1. Gathering basic information You are going to need to know details about your relationship’s financial set-up as well as other basic information such as dates regarding the relationship, where documents are kept, and whose name is on what assets, household bills, and other liabilities. This can be overwhelming, [...]
Part of being clever through your separation is protecting yourself, in a legal sense of course, but also emotionally. Technology and social media have undoubtedly changed the way, people, part ways. With the touch of a button, we now can potentially see what our former partner is doing and who he [...]
When determining what is in the children’s best interests, the court has to consider a number of primary considerations. The section of the Family Law Act where you can find this is 60B. This is a breakdown of what this section essentially seeks to guarantee to all children: that children [...]
There are some things you can’t change Have compassion and accept that you can’t change your ex-partner, who they are, what they have done, who their new partner is, or what they choose to do. You can, however, choose how you behave, which will greatly influence your process. Acting with [...]
