What 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
Read moreTake Time Out
Wednesday, 11 January, 2017
Welcome to 2017! For many of you reading this you may be viewing the year with some trepidation.It is likely you are facing a relationship breakdown or are already in the throes of one.
Read morePreserve Relationships
Friday, 9 December, 2016
Preserving Your Relationships with Collaborative Practice
Read moreChristmas Holiday Time with the Children
Monday, 5 December, 2016
With the festive season upon us, you may be thinking of your children and the care arrangement options available to you for Christmas Day and the holiday period. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to children’s care arrangements as a variety of factors can influence a decision made by a Judge but there are some orders that are more common than others which tend to occur in the majority of family law matters.
Read moreFamily Law and Social Media
Friday, 25 November, 2016
In recent times, people have become heavily dependent on social media as a form of communication and as an avenue to publicly voice their opinion. In family law proceedings, it is common for parties to use social media, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, to vent their resentment against a former partner or their frustration with the family court process. What most people are unaware of is that section 121 of the Family Law Act 1975 provides it is a punishable offence for a person to publish or disseminate to the public any account of proceedings that identifies a party to or related to the proceedings.
Read moreHow is Collaborative Practice different from Litigation?
Thursday, 24 November, 2016
Collaborative Practice is a process which resolves conflict without going to court.
Read moreWhat financial information do I need to give my ex-partner?
Wednesday, 16 November, 2016
Each party to a family law dispute is required to provide to each other party all information relevant to an issue in the case.
Read moreThe Disqualification Clause
Wednesday, 12 October, 2016
The provision in the Collaborative Practice Agreement that provides that if the collaborative process breaks down or is ended for any reason the lawyers are disqualified from representing either party in litigation is what makes collaborative practice different from mediation, lawyer negotiation or other alternate dispute resolution processes.
Read moreWhat Should I Tell the School?
Monday, 10 October, 2016
Keeping your children safe, happy and healthy during separation is a priority. It is a traumatic time both for the parents and any children and it is important to consider what can be done to make the time less stressful.
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