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    Adult Child Maintenance

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    Child Maintenance Application Child Maintenance for children aged over 18 years If you are a parent with a child who is nearing their 18th birthday, you may be able to seek adult child maintenance for your child or children. To…

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    Role and Responsibility of the Independent Children’s Lawyer

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    How to deal with Children and Separation An Independent Children’s Lawyer has been appointed. What does this mean? An Independent Children’s Lawyer (“ICL”) may be appointed by the Family Court in parenting matters involving complexity, such as issues of risk,…

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    What is Arbitration in Family Law?

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    Arbitration in Family Law Matters in Australia It is trite to say that the Family Court system is overburdened with matters, and that delays for litigants in reaching a final determination of their matter is continuing to grow. It is…

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    Gifts Or Loans From Parents – Do They Have An Interest In The Property?

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    Advancement of Monies Have you assisted with the purchase of a home for your child(ren) who have now separated or divorced? Or have you separated, and your home has been purchased with the assistance of a family member? You might…

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    My partner and I have separated – Will I be able to stay in our home?

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    Family Court Application Process Following the breakdown of a relationship it is common that both spouses may continue to reside in the home together until they have reached a property settlement. However, in some cases it is not practical or…

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    Parenting Orders and Section 60I Certificates

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    The Family Law Act requires that a party seeking to commence Family Court proceedings to obtain parenting orders must attend mediation with a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner to obtain a “Certificate of Attendance” (known as a section 60I Certificate).   In…

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    What is a Gett?

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    When a couple who practise their Jewish faith separate and wish to “divorce”, there are only two ways to end their status as a married couple – by death or the grant of a Gett.  The issuing of the Gett…

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    Financial Abuse

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    When it comes to domestic and family violence verbal and physical abuse usually come to mind. However a further widespread form of domestic and family abuse is ‘financial or economic abuse’. WHAT IS FINANCIAL ABUSE? Financial abuse occurs when one…

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    The Duty of Disclosure

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    Do I have to Disclose? The answer is… Yes! We are often asked by our clients what they must disclose in their family law matter after they have separated from their partner and what their former partner is obligated to…

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    Declaration of Nullity and Divorce

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    “Is a Declaration of Nullity the Same as a Divorce?” After married couples have been separated for a period of twelve (12) months they may wish to apply to the Family Court or the Federal Circuit Court for Divorce. Some…

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