Blog
Category: Family Law
Was it a gift or a loan? The difference is critical in family law property settlement
Determining whether money or property received during a relationship is classified as a gift or a loan, can affect the outcome of any property settlement negotiations after separation.
Read more
Support services available for children after separation
There is a wide variety of publicly funded and private services available that can help your children during and following separation from your former partner.
Read more
Support services available for parents after separation
There is a wide variety of publicly funded and privately available courses, programs and resources that can help you as a parent, and your children, following separation.
Read more
The relationship between child protection laws and family law
Many different areas of law often intersect with the family law jurisdiction. One of the most common is child protection law. We look at the intersection of child protection laws and family law, including how Court Orders work in both jurisdictions.
Read more
Children’s passports in family law matters
Disputes can arise after separation or divorce about whether the child can travel overseas, have an Australian passport or which parent holds the child’s passport. There may also be a risk of a parent unlawfully removing a child from Australia.
Read more
Specialist family violence courts Victoria
The specialist family violence courts operate at various Magistrates’ Courts across Victoria. They were recommended by the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Read more
Compliance with Family Law Financial Orders
Once Orders about property or spousal maintenance or adult child maintenance are made, referred to as Financial Orders, they are legally binding on both parties.
Read more
Compliance with Parenting Orders
This article explores the different options available if there has been a contravention (or breach) or non-compliance with a Parenting Order.
Read more
Grandparents’ rights to see their grandchildren
The law provides children with the right to spend time with people significant to their care, welfare and development, such as grandparents. This ‘right’ lies with the children in question, but not with the grandparents. Learn more.
Read more
Child inclusive Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)
Child inclusive Family Dispute ResultoFDR is exactly what it sounds like – dispute resolution between parents that takes into consideration the child’s point of view.
Read more
The Hague Convention and international child abduction
Some families are often made up of members from different countries and some families also move from one country to another for work or personal reasons. What happens when parents separate and one parent takes a child out of (or remains in) a country without permission of the other parent?
Read more
Caveats in family law
Caveats can be a great tool to protect your interests before or while formalising a property settlement. This article explores how caveats work in Australia, and in Victoria in particular, and how they can be used in family law proceedings.
Read more