What do you do if you know or suspect that the other parent is using illegal drugs or using alcohol to excess? If you are in the Family Court System, you can always seek an order that the parent undergo chain of custody urine tests. These tests are supervised and...
A Binding Child Support Agreement (BCSA) is an agreement made between 2 parents in relation to child support after the parents separate. In most cases a parent would contact the Child Support Agency and make an application for the other parent to pay child support....
Christmas can be a stressful time when parents are separated, especially if it’s the first one. Research has shown that kids do far better when their parents are not arguing or in conflict. Although it is always good for the kids to see that the parents can...
Unless you are divorced there is no reason why you cannot claim for a property settlement from your broken down relationship 10, 20 or even 30 years after separation. Once you are divorced you only have 12 months after the date to apply to the Court for help sorting...
Adoption and Family Law are complex areas of Law particularly when it comes to same sex couples. Whilst same sex couples are currently treated the same as hetorosexual couples under the Family Law Act when it comes to Orders for parenting, this only relates to...
What happens if Family Court Orders are breached? Normally if Family Court Orders are breached, a party to the Orders can file what is called a ‘contravention application’. Evidence will need to be presented to the Court of the breach and the person who is...
If you are not coping with your Divorce or Separation, it is important not to underestimate the need for counselling or support from Professionals. There are clinical psychologists, counsellors and support groups who specialise in assisting you and your kids through...
An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) is an order that is aimed at protecting a person from another person. An AVO specifies what the Defendant (the person who is the one being restricted) can and cannot do towards the protected person. If there are restraints on...
There are 14 factors a Court must take into account when deciding what is in your children’s best interests. They are as follows: The benefit to the child of having a meaningful relationship with both of the child’s parents; The need to protect the child from physical...
If you believe social media it appears that Osbourne family members Sharon and Ozzie are headed for divorce after 33 years together. This goes to show that people get divorced after even after being together for many decades. In a recent case we acted for a...
