Often when couples separate they are able to reach agreement about how they going to co-parent and how they will divide up their assets. This begs the question – do they need a lawyer at all? Why waste money on expensive lawyers if parties can get along? Here are...
False. There is a misconception in the community, that there is a presumption of equal time between separated parents. There is a presumption in the Family Law Act that parents have shared parental responsibility. Parental Responsibility is different to time spent. ...
Can my partner or ex-partner claim my inheritance? Let me answer a question with a question (or two!) Have you received the inheritance or is this an anticipated inheritance? If it is anticipated, is the deceased estate currently in the administration phase – meaning...
WHY FAMILY LAW A common question I am asked is why do you do family law? Or the ever more popular “how can you do family law? I fell into family law shortly after my admission. I working in general practice and “dabbling” in a bit of family law and...
A question that is often asked by people looking at taking the next step in a relationship and moving in together is whether allowing a person to move into their property will give them an automatic entitlement to half of the house in the event of separation. Like...
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