FAMILY LAW

Following a relationship breakdown, one of the most important and fraught issues can be how your property, superannuation, financial resources and liabilities might be dealt with by a court if you are unable to reach an agreement with your former spouse.

If there is a disagreement about the arrangements for the care of children following the breakdown of a relationship, the Family Law Act provides a pathway the courts to determine what parenting arrangements are in a child’s best interests.

Some separations involve complex issues that require urgent attention. Other separations involve a complete breakdown in communication. Where there is a need for urgent assistance from a court with respect to children or financial matters, we can assist you to make the appropriate application to the relevant court or tribunal for urgent relief.

A divorce is simply the process by which a legal marriage is dissolved and does not relate to orders or agreements in relation to property settlement or in relation to children. It is for that reason that parties often resolve financial and parenting issues before applying for a divorce.

In Australia, couples contemplating a marriage or de facto relationship and spouses who are in a de facto relationship or marriage can enter into agreements with one another to prescribe how their property, superannuation and financial resources will be treated in the event of a separation.

The amount of support that a parent is required to pay for children after the breakdown of a relationship is known as “child support”. We provide advice and assistance navigating issues with Services Australia, and we assist clients to negotiate and implement private agreements about child support.

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