How To Budget Post-Separation
Divorce or separation can be quite daunting, particularly from a financial perspective. When two people commence a relationship or marry, they often merge their assets and […]
Can a Child Decide Which Parent to Live With?
During divorce proceedings where children are involved, the Family Law Act prescribes that the child or children have the opportunity to have a meaningful relationship […]
Child Abduction
Abducted Child / Children
Children being abducted by the parent or a family member is more common in Australia than you may think. Generally this could […]
How To Stop Your Ex Excluding You From Seeing Your Children
The answer to this question slightly differs depending on whether you have Court Orders regarding care arrangements for your children or not. However, in any […]
How Do I Know When To Fight And When To Settle My Case?
Going to Court for your family law matter can be costly, time-consuming, and stressful. Therefore, it is usually beneficial to settle before commencing Court proceedings […]
What is the Difference between a Parenting Plan and Consent Orders?
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 […]
7 Things to Know About ‘Consent Orders’
If you have reached an agreement and you are reading this, Congratulations! That is the hardest part of the process and you have done it! […]
What You Need to Know About Shared Parenting
In all child custody cases, unless there is a threat of harm to the children, the courts believe that children benefit from a meaningful relationship […]
How to Tell the Kids You Are Separating
When two people decide to divorce it can be an emotional time, filled with a lot of uncertainty. Whilst the tell-tale signs might have been […]
Visiting Rights
RIGHT TO SEE YOUR CHILD / CHILDREN
Many broken marriages and de facto relationships that involve children include a shared parenting arrangement or sole parenting arrangement […]