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Consent Orders: What are They and Why are They Significant?

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Information: Family Law Consent Orders Consent Orders What are They and Why are They Significant? In the Australian Family Law system, Consent Orders serve as a valuable mechanism for resolving disputes and formalising agreements between parties, without the need for lengthy and costly Court proceedings. Consent Orders offer a legally binding solution and can be […]

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What is Mediation

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Family Law Matters What is Mediation? If you are currently experiencing a separation with your ex-partner, you have likely heard the term ‘mediation’ before. But, what is mediation? And what happens if you can’t reach an agreement at mediation? What is Mediation? Mediation is an important part of reaching agreement in any financial or parenting

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Same Sex Relationships

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Family Law Matters Same-Sex Couples And The Family Law System Same-Sex Couples and the Family Law System Let us rewind to December 2017. We were waving our rainbow coloured flags with great enthusiasm and delight as the Australian Federal Parliament made the decision to pass a law legalising same-sex marriage across Australia. Fast forward to

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Who Keeps the Dog after Separation

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Property Matters Who gets the dog? Who keeps the dog after separation? Pets often form an integral part of the family unit and significant time and money is spent on them. Adults and children alike often form strong emotional attachments to their pets. It may therefore surprise you to hear that the Australian Family Courts

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What Age Can a Child Decide

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Parenting Matters What Age Can a Child Decide What age can a Child Decide? After separation, parents often wonder when children are able to decide for themselves where they live, or how often, and in what circumstances, they see their parents. The short answer is that the Family Law Act 1975 allows the courts to

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Indigenous Australians and the Family Law System

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Family Law Matters Indigenous Australians and the Family Law System What are some of the barriers that Indigenous Australians face when accessing the family law system? The legal system has long been found to be failing all members of the Australian community with regards to access to the legal system, particularly highlighted within a Senate

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Binding Financial Agreements

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Property and De Facto Matters Binding Financial agreements What is a Binding Financial Agreement? A Binding Financial Agreement is a term for a financial agreement that can be made under the Family Law Act either before, during or after a defacto relationship or marriage. A Binding Financial Agreement sets out how property will be divided

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Harmonisation of the Courts

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Parenting and Property Matters Harmonisation of the Courts The complex overlap between the jurisdiction and administration of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court has been heavily criticised as being “confusing, inefficient and [for] causing unacceptable delays’’. Traditionally, the two-court system was been constructed in order to enable better specialisation, wherein the

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Obligation to Provide Financial Disclosure

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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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Consent Orders: What are They and Why are They Significant?

What is Mediation

Same Sex Relationships

Who Keeps the Dog after Separation

What Age Can a Child Decide

Indigenous Australians and the Family Law System

Binding Financial Agreements

Harmonisation of the Courts

Obligation to Provide Financial Disclosure

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