Consent Orders: Do you Need One? Are They Binding? How Do You Get Started? The First Timer’s Guide to Consent Orders in Australia Disclaimer: This is general information. For specific legal advice, please get in touch. If you’re recently separated…
Updated! Child Support debt? You might miss that business meeting in London or family holiday in Fiji… In 2018 we wrote the blog post below about parents who had not paid their child support, being stopped at the border and…
Further updated: The Chief Justice of the Family Law Courts has issued a warning for parents considering taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to manipulate their custody situation: “There will be ramifications for people who don’t act reasonably, and don’t…
Updated: Psychologist Dr Rachel Hannam has updated her popular guest blog, offering her professional perspective about what works – and what doesn’t – if you want to have successful parenting after divorce. She’s added in some links to some great…
A sperm donor is currently involved in a High Court case between him and the donor sperm recipient. At the core is a man who donated sperm to a lesbian woman so that she could have a child. He now…
Getting an Australian child passport for your child can seem like an ordeal after you and your partner have divorced or separated, but it doesn’t have to be. How do I get a passport for my child? There are three…
Death is never a subject people like to talk about. But when it comes to your children, it is something you need to think about. Who gets custody if a parent dies? Some people believe that what they put in…
Family Law and Christmas – a difficult combination With less than 2 months until Christmas, if you haven’t sorted out who is having the kids for Christmas, it’s time to get cracking! There is always a last minute rush to…
Today’s guest blogger Sarah Tuckett psychotherapist and counsellor at Sarah Tuckett Psychotherapy and Counselling in North Brisbane talks about how to manage anxiety when negotiating a custody agreement. Custody and anxiety You’re dealing with a broken heart, a divorce and on top…
If you are getting divorced, you naturally want the best family lawyer on your case. But how do you choose? If you search “Best Family Lawyer in Brisbane” it will bring up all the people who have convinced the internet…