Am 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.
Read moreThe Role of a Family Relationship Consultant
Thursday, 6 April, 2017
The best way for people who are divorcing to resolve any disputes is to use a Collaborative professional team.
Read moreAm I in a De Facto Relationship?
Tuesday, 21 March, 2017
A de facto relationship is defined in Section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975. The Act provides that a person is in a de facto relationship with another person, whether they be of the same or of the opposite sex, if they have a relationship as a couple living together on a genuine domestic basis.
Read moreWhat Is a Child Support Agreement?
Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
The child support legislation allows parents to reach agreement on the amount of child support to be paid. A child support agreement must meet the requirements of the legislation and has to include matters that can be dealt with in a child support agreement. Once parents have made a child support agreement, either parent can apply to the Registrar to have it accepted.
Read moreWhen to mediate
Thursday, 12 January, 2017
Consider the benefits of mediation before litigation
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