Advance Care Directives and What You Need to Know About Them
An Advance Care Directive (ACD) includes an Enduring Power of Guardianship, a Medical Power of Attorney and an Anticipatory Direction, all in the one document. Don’t worry if you don’t…
Family Law Help
You Should Be Protecting Your Finances – Here’s How to Do It
Ever heard of a Power of Attorney (POA)? Basically it’s a document that gives a person of your choice (the ‘attorney’) the power and responsibility to act on your behalf…
I Received an Inheritance Just After We Separated, Will My Ex Get a Share of The Money?
This is always a bit of a tricky question, because it varies depending on each individual matter and your personal circumstances. The timing of the inheritance plays a big part…
Should you be Mediating your Family Law Dispute?
Going through the Court system to resolve your family law dispute is an expensive, time consuming and stressful experience, but sometimes it is the only way forward. However, it is…
We have separated, but who gets to keep our pets?
We are often asked about property settlements and pets. Our pets are treated very differently to our children when a relationship breaks down, and the Court will not make orders…
Is a Binding Child Support Agreement right for you?
What Is A Binding Child Support Agreement As the name suggests, a binding child support agreement allows parents to make a binding financial agreement which sets out each parents’ financial…
Same-sex relationships – how does the change in the Marriage Act affect my rights in the event of a property settlement?
The short answer is it won’t. The clauses in the Family Law Act relating to spousal maintenance and property division between married spouses already have corresponding clauses for de-facto couples (whether…
Empathy and Family Law
Empathy and Family Law Family Law is an area of personal law, as opposed to corporate or commercial law, and as such, is often adversely impacted by the emotional…
Ensuring you spend time with your children during the holidays
Post-separation, holidays can be difficult. If you haven’t had final parenting orders made yet, or are at the beginning of the separation process, you might be feeling uncertain about how…
Navigating Religious Choices In Family Law
Religion And Shared Custody Of Children Australians enjoy great freedom of religion, and being a country of migrants, there is a great diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs. Many of…