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Parenting and Children
If you’re going through a separation or divorce, you’ve most likely already thought about child support. That is if you have children, of course. So, if you have questions about child support, like “how does it work?”, just keep reading. When a marriage or relationship crumbles, a typical concern is the welfare of the children […]
Financial Agreements (Pre-nups)
Before your big day comes, it is important to straighten out certain financial topics for the benefit of everyone involved, including a prenuptial financial agreement. Now, you may dislike prenups and any type of prenuptial financial agreement due to what you’ve seen in the media. You probably think that prenuptial agreements are a means for […]
News
With hundreds of lawyers practising in the city, finding the best family lawyer in Newcastle can feel like an overwhelming task. Nonetheless, when you find the right lawyer, it can make all the difference in your family matter. So whether you are contemplating a divorce, fighting for custody, or child support, you need to have […]
Vlog
Watch the video below Step One – What to do as soon as you separate (earlier if you see it coming!)
Vlog
Watch the video and the checklist below Mediation Preparation with Samantha
Divorce, News
When you say ‘I do’, you never assume you’ll be thinking about how to initiate divorce proceedings anytime soon. You usually hope that your marriage will last forever, till death do you part. Unfortunately, many times this is not the case. The rate of divorce cases in Australia remains quite high, with an astounding 33% […]
News, Parenting and Children
Child Support and dealing with the Child Support Agency (Urgh!) The Child Support Agency (CSA) are notoriously difficult to deal with, you need to set aside a day on the phone if you intend to try and get any information out of them that way. What does help is doing your homework, knowing the process […]
News, Parenting and Children
Have you recently separated and the thought of making arrangements for the children at Christmas time is filling you with dread? You’re not alone, the first post-separation Christmas is the most stressful. After the first Christmas most families reach an agreement and fall into an annual routine which usually alternates or allocates specific time to […]
News, Parenting and Children
Question: Everyone keeps talking about ‘the Best Interests of the Child’ but how do you determine what is in ‘the best Interests of the Child’?! The Family Law Act 1975 requires the court to make orders which are ‘in the best interests of the child’. The best interests of the child are paramount considerations and […]
News, Parenting and Children
I want to change the Parenting Orders. Can I do this? The Rule in Rice v Asplund As far as possible the court aims to make parenting orders final. Given the unpredictability of life finality is not always possible. In many cases new orders are necessary and/or desirable. There are two ways this can be […]
Divorce, News, Property and Finances
How much financial information do I have to disclose to the other side in family law matters? The answer to that question is fairly straightforward: both parties have a duty to provide ‘full and frank disclosure’ in both financial and parenting cases. In financial cases this involves disclosing your entire financial circumstances including income from […]
News, Property and Finances
Step 1 Identify and value the assets, liabilities and financial resources of both parties. These include all assets the parties are beneficially entitled to whether they be in joint names, sole names or held jointly with a third party or through trusts or corporation. Step 2 Look at the contributions made by each of the […]
News, Parenting and Children
Many people are rightly very concerned about bringing parenting matters to the attention of the Courts. The impact upon the children can be significant and no parent would wish to see their child exposed to that unnecessarily. Fortunately, the Australian court system is also very conscious of this fact and has developed procedures to ensure […]
Featured, News
The following glossary includes definitions of common family law terms & concepts: Adjournment – an Order that the matter be dealt with at a later date. Affidavit – written evidence of an individual relied upon in Court. Airport Watch List – an Order requiring the Federal Police to stop a named person leaving the country. […]
