If you’ve separated and want to lock in your agreed property split or parenting arrangement without ‘going to Court’, you can apply for a Consent Order. Your Lawyer will draft the paperwork and submit it online with the Court. If the Court assesses your parenting arrangement as being in the ‘best interests of the child’ [...]

Courts often have a difficult task of balancing a child’s relationship with both parents against a parent’s right to live where they want. The focus will always be the quality of time, not the quantity. There are many questions in relocation cases but some of the most important ones can be: - Can the child [...]

An Intervention Order (IVO) is a Court Order can prohibit another person from: being near you. being near your house/work/school/childcare. contacting you. following or trying to find you. publishing things about you online. getting anyone else to do these things for them. or any combination of these restrictions. If the other person (called the Respondent) [...]

Child Support is calculated using a very mathematical formula which is mostly based on the parents’ incomes and the number of nights (not days) the child spends with each parent. There is an online estimator to help you - https://processing.csa.gov.au/estimator/About.aspx

Are you a victim of a violent crime and now paying for expenses to get back on track? You might be eligible for Government funding. The offence must be an 'act of violence', which is generally an assault-based or family-violence offence against a person. It does not cover theft, property damage or motor vehicle collisions. [...]

You can apply for Divorce 12 months and 1 day after you separated. Your separation date is when one person communicated to the other that the relationship was over. You might have kept living in the same house, as many people do for practical or financial reasons, but your separation date remains the same. Although, [...]

At the risk of sounding like a lawyer, the answer is ‘that depends’.  The usual starting position is that all current assets (including an inheritance) are included. In limited cases, the inheritance might be excluded but depends on your specific circumstances. If your inheritance is included, it will generally be considered as an additional ‘contribution’ [...]

Do I pay stamp duty to ‘buy out’ my ex’s share of the family home? Generally, no. Most transfers between spouses and de facto partners during a relationship or after separation are exempt from stamp duty. You would need to pay a small fee to the Land Titles Office (around $100) and your Conveyancer’s fee.

What is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law? An Accredited Specialist is a Lawyer who has been practicing law for at least 5 years (often longer) with extensive knowledge about a broad range of Family Law, like parenting, property division, Financial Agreements, spousal maintenance, divorce, family violence, child support, interstate and international relocation, international child [...]

Do I need to sell my family home? If either party can afford to ‘buy out’ the person, then they are usually given the opportunity to do this, instead of selling. If neither party can afford to ‘buy out’ the other person, then it’s likely the family home will need to be sold.