Parenting Matters Views of the Child in Parenting Matters Are the views of the child relevant to parenting orders? Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“the Act”), the Court gains the power to make parenting orders that are binding on all parties involved. In so considering what Order would be in the “best interests […]
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Parenting Matters The Impact of Family Violence Upon Children How is Parenting Order made? Under Section 64B of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“the Act”), the Court gains the power to make parenting orders that are binding on all parties involved. In making such an order, under Section 61DA(1) of the Act, the starting
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Property Settlements Full and Frank Financial Disclosure Obligation to Provide Financial Disclosure There is an obligation on both parties to a family law dispute to provide full and frank disclosure of all information and documentation relevant to the matter. This obligation is set out in rule 13.04 of the Family Law Rules and a similar
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Podcast Property Settlements Dads Online Podcast One of our Principal Lawyers, Daniel Dalli, discusses with Dads Online some of the issues that arise after separation or divorce. This podcast focuses on family law property settlements. You can access this podcast by clicking this link. The below is a transcript of the podcast for your viewing.
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Podcast Parenting Plans and Consent Orders Dads Online Podcast One of our Principal Lawyers, Daniel Dalli, discusses with Dads Online some of the issues that arise after separation or divorce. This podcast focuses on the difference between parenting plans and consent orders. You can access this podcast by clicking this link. The below is a
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Podcast Does Having a place help me get 50/50 custody? Dads Online Podcast One of our Principal Lawyers, Daniel Dalli, discusses with Dads Online some of the issues that arise after separation or divorce. This podcast focuses on whether having your own property will help you obtain greater care of your children. You can access
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Case Study Spousal Maintenance Blevins & Blevins [2019] FCCA 1923 (11 July 2019) The case of Blevins demonstrates the possibility of bringing an action for spousal maintenance after 20 years of being divorced. This was even in the case where the Court had made a final determination for lump sum maintenance of which intended to
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Binding Child Support Agreement terminating a child support agreement How to Terminate a Child Support Agreement Child support agreements must be approached with caution as it is extremely difficult to vary or terminate an agreement already in place. There are limited ways to terminate a child support agreement, and this will depend on how the
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Contesting an Intervention Order Intervention Orders Contesting the Order If the Respondent does not agree to the Intervention Order being made, and the parties do not agree on an undertaking, then the Respondent can contest the Intervention Order application. If the Respondent contests the Intervention Order, then the matter will move to the next stage
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The process of an intervention order Intervention Orders Application for an Intervention Order The first stage of an Intervention Order is for the Protected Person (or victim) to make an application to the court. There are 2 types of Intervention Order applications – police applications, and non-police applications. A police application occurs when the Protected
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