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
Child Abduction Australia
Children being abducted by the parent or a family member is more common in Australia than you may think. Generally, this could happen […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Child Custody and Relocation Dilemmas
RELOCATION BY A PARENT WITH CHILD
When families break apart and children are involved, things might reach a point where one parent wants to relocate to […]
Childhood Alignment & Rejection
Childhood alignment and rejection, often broadly referred to in the community as Parental Alienation, is a complex issue that is raised in many Family Law […]
Family Law & Joint Parental Responsibility
In Family Law What Does Joint Parental Responsibility Mean?
Joint parental responsibility is referred to as a presumption in Family Law because it is applied in […]