Overseas Child Support
Sunday, 24 September, 2017
Overseas child maintenance orders from reciprocating jurisdictions can be registered in Australia under the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988.
Read moreHow to tell the former partner about Collaborative Practice
Monday, 18 September, 2017
How to tell your former partner about Collaborative Practice is always important
Read moreI am Worried my Former Partner will Take our Child Overseas
Saturday, 16 September, 2017
If you have this concern you can apply to the Court:
Read moreAm I eligible to get divorced in Australia?
Wednesday, 30 August, 2017
You can apply for a divorce in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia provided you have been separated from your spouse for at least 12 months and are ‘domiciled’ in Australia, that is where you intend to live in the future.
Read moreAm I entitled to Spousal Maintenance?
Tuesday, 29 August, 2017
Spousal Maintenance is a form of financial support given from one spouse/de facto partner to another spouse/de facto partner to assist them with their reasonable living expenses.
Read morePrenuptial Agreements
Wednesday, 2 August, 2017
Prenuptial Agreements can help couples plan their financial future
Read moreStep-parent liability for child support
Wednesday, 19 July, 2017
Step-parents can be responsible to provide support for their former partner’s child.
Read moreMurray's Mine!
Wednesday, 31 May, 2017
Whether Murray is a pet dog, cat or magpie, he can be the centre of much angst.
Read moreInterdisciplinary Collaborative Practice
Thursday, 4 May, 2017
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice offers the opportunity for families going through relationship breakdown to access the right professionals that best suit their needs. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice offers a flexible holistic team response to family breakdown. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice recognises the need for families to be given the assistance of professionals from differing disciplines including child and Family consultants, psychologists, financial planners or accountants and lawyers, to resolve their dispute without the need for Court.
Read moreDo you, as a grandparent, have the right to spend time with your grandchildren?
Tuesday, 11 April, 2017
Section 65C(ba) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“the Act”) provides that a grandparent is able to apply for a parenting order. A grandparent is able to make application to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia for their grandchildren to live with, spend time with and/or communicate with them if it is in the children’s best interests.
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