Family Law system will be made worse by Judicial Mediation practice direction
- January 11, 2019
- Jennifer Hetherington
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A practice direction which commenced on 1 January 2019 provides for judges to conduct Judicial Mediation in the family law jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. I believe it has the potential to make problems in the family…
LGBTIQ Domestic Violence – Queensland Government applauded for taking action
- December 18, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
- 1 Comment
A positive move by the Queensland Government to tackle domestic and family violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer LGBTIQ community is welcomed by Brisbane Family Lawyer with Hetherington Family Law, Corey Washbourne, who writes as…
De facto and same sex couples to benefit from family law amendments
- November 15, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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De Facto and same sex couples have, until now, been treated differently from married couples under the Family Law Act. The Federal Parliament has recently passed the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 which makes some significant amendments…
Family Court Reforms – Patience is needed
- October 19, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Calls for immediate changes to Australia’s Family Court system won’t help the people who need the family court’s services. Government and legal figures along with lobbyists in the community all seem to be pushing for changes now to the beleaguered…
Domestic Violence – the conversation we need to have
- August 3, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Today, our office has been contacted many times with people expressing their thanks. Thanks, for our principal Jennifer Hetherington speaking out about domestic violence and the recent matters that have come to light in the media. As reported in the…
Same Sex Marriage? Couples’ wills may be invalid
- July 10, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Australia rejoiced last year when marriage equality was made legal but Queensland couples who have entered into a same sex marriage may now have invalid wills. Wills made by same sex couples before marriage equality was made legal may be…
Family Law Partner of the Year Finalist Jennifer Hetherington
- April 26, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
- 2 Comments
Our Multi award-winning Principal, Brisbane family law specialist Jennifer Hetherington has been named as a Finalist in the prestigious Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards for 2018. Jennifer was the overall winner for Sole Practitioner of the Year at…
The perils of delaying your family law property settlement
- April 21, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
- 4 Comments
As a family lawyer it’s not uncommon for me to encounter people who wrongly believe that they cannot do their family law property settlement until they have finalised their divorce. Or they just haven’t got around to it. Here are …
Counselling before divorce or separation – why you need it
- April 7, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Counselling As a family lawyer I see many separating couples every week. One of the questions I always ask is whether or not they have been to counselling, whether individually or as a couple. It always astounds me the number…
Family Law catches Barnaby Joyce
- February 14, 2018
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce might be potentially facing the political chopping block, but he has other problems too…. Barnaby Joyce is now liable for a property settlement with his estranged wife if they do not reconcile, and would also…