FAMILY LAW

The breakdown of a marriage or relationship is a personally traumatic experience. It affects not only the parties to the relationship but also their wider family.

We provide expert assistance with your family law needs including:

• Negotiating out of court agreements including organising mediation
• Court cases including urgent applications
• Property settlements including:
  • Settlements for married and defacto couples
  • Claims by family members who have loaned money to a (now) separated couple.
  • Superannuation splits
  • Setting aside (cancelling) unjust property settlements
• Parenting disputes including:
  • Where children will live including whether a parent can move with the children to a new location;
  • How much time children will spend with each parent
  • How much time children will spend with a grandparent
  • Whether children can travel overseas
  • Protecting children from risks arising from family violence, drug or alcohol abuse or mental illness.
• Child support disputes
• Binding child support agreements
• Adult child maintenance
• Maintenance for a former spouse or partner
• Adoption of a child by a step parent or other family member
• Drafting binding financial agreements (also called pre-nuptial agreements)
• Setting aside binding financial agreements
• Divorce applications

We have a team of Accredited Family Law Specialists who can ensure that your interests are handled sensitively and expertly, having regard to the ever changing law and Court requirements.