At the end of a relationship people are often unsure where to start and what their rights, entitlements and obligations are. We provide practical and legal advice on matters such as property division, spousal maintenance and superannuation splitting.
If you have already reached an agreement but aren’t sure what to do next, we can advise you on the most appropriate and cost effective way to formalise your agreement for your specific situation.
We also offer a range of alternative dispute resolution and mediation services to assist you to reach agreement with the other party. We consider litigation a last resort in most cases, focusing on out-of-court settlement as a more satisfying and cost effective way to settle a property dispute.
Creating arrangements for children following the breakdown of a marriage or de facto relationship can be stressful.
We assist our clients to adopt a conciliatory and constructive approach to minimise conflict between the parents and ensure that a positive relationship between both parents and the children is maintained.
We assist parents with arrangements for all aspects of the care and welfare of their children, including:
- Who the children will live with or spend time with and how often;
- Schooling arrangements;
- Medical necessities;
- Specific arrangements for special times such as school and Christmas holidays, birthdays and the like;
- Travel arrangements;
- Children’s names; and
- Relocation.
As with financial matters, we consider litigation a last resort in most parenting cases, focussing on out-of-court settlement as a more satisfying and cost effective way to settle child related proceedings. Please refer to the mediation / alternative dispute resolutions sections of this website for further information about those services.
Married and de facto couples (including same-sex couples) can enter into a binding financial agreement (BFA) before, during or after their relationship. Financial agreements are sometimes also referred to as “pre-nuptial” or “post-nuptial” agreements for married couples.
These agreements can cover many aspects of a married or de facto couples financial circumstances, such as asset ownership and division, asset protection and spousal maintenance.
We can draft binding financial agreements and can provide advice about the terms of a financial agreement that has been prepared by the other party. We advise on the advantages, disadvantages and effects of entering into a binding financial agreement, and provide advice about whether other alternatives may be more appropriate in your situation.
When considering divorce, there are various conditions and important time limits imposed by the Family Court that you should be aware of.
We assist clients in determining if you have met these conditions and time limits. We can also assist you in deciding if your divorce application should be made solely or jointly.
Our lawyers can assist you preparing a divorce application, or responding to one if you have been served by the other party.
