What Do Children Really Need During Separation EP (87)
On today’s podcast, our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will go through the healthy parenting arrangements in QLD and discuss what children might need and want to help them understand and navigate the changes happening to their family. With her extensive knowledge as a child custody lawyer. During a divorce, children need and want to know […]
The Importance of Business Valuations in Family Law Podcast Ep85
In family law matters involving the division of assets, the valuation of businesses plays a critical role in achieving a fair and equitable outcome. Business valuations provide an objective assessment of the worth of a business, ensuring that all parties involved in the family law proceedings have a clear understanding of its value. In […]
How to Prepare for Your Property Settlement Matters and Your Initial Consultation – Podast Episode 84
Often we see people following separation who have no idea of their financial position. Sometimes their former partner might have handled the finances for the family, sometimes there were aspects of financial abuse at play, sometimes the client left the property without their documents. There can be a number of reasons, but on this week’s […]
Contravention – Penalties for Contravening a Court Order (Part 3) – Podcast Episode 83
Today on the Divorce Collective podcast our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will take you through the 3rd podcast in our contravention series which considers the penalties for contravening a Court Order. Before you file a contravention you need to think about the result you actually want. If a contravention has been found by the Court […]
Contravention What Is A Reasonable Excuse (Part 2) – Podcast Episode 82
Welcome back for Part 2 of our contravention podcast. On today’s podcast our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will continue to take you through what a contravention is, in particular, Dannielle will discuss reasonable excuses for a contravention of a Court Order. When an Order is made in a parenting matter the Court expects you to […]
Contravention What is It and How Do You Apply – Podcast Episode 81
What is a contravention and how do you apply? On today’s podcast, our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will discuss what contraventions are and how you can apply. When a person is not complying with an Order of the Court they are breaching the Order – this is also known to be a contravention. The Court […]
What To Expect At A Trial – Podcast Episode 80
Have you ever wondered what actually happens at a final hearing of a matter? On today’s podcast, our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will provide you with some tips and a general overview of the process of a final hearing in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. If a matter is ready to proceed […]
Birdnesting: the New Hype but Does It Work? – Podcast Episode 79
What is birdnesting and can it be implemented in parenting arrangements post-separation? On today’s podcast, our Senior Associate Dannielle Young will explain the parenting arrangement of ‘birdnesting’ and discuss some advantages and disadvantages of this arrangement. Birdnesting is the term given to the arrangement where children remain in the family home post-separation and the parents […]
Family Reports – what are they are and what you need to know – Podcast Episode 78
Family Reports are conducted by a family consultant. The family report is an independent assessment of the family unit which assists both parents and the Court in making decisions about the future arrangements for the children. The family report writer will consider the children’s experiences, the children’s development, the family circumstances, and other relevant issues […]
Binding Financial Agreements – Podcast Episode 77
So last week I talked about the benefits of formalising your property settlement matters. One of the ways you can do that is entering into a Binding Financial Agreement (or BFA for short) after the relationship breaks down. While a lot of times we use Consent Orders, there are some matters where a BFA following […]