Separated parents may or may not require Parenting Orders to regulate how post separation co-parenting will occur. For some people, a Parenting Plan will be sufficient, that is, a written record of the parenting arrangements, signed and dated, while for others no written agreement is necessary. A written Parenting Plan is evidence of the agreement […]
There’s no doubt 2020 has been a difficult year. I don’t need to state the obvious or recap on what everyone already knows. I personally know how hard 2020 was for many people because in the latter half of 2020 my practice has been really busy and many other family lawyers in Brisbane and on […]
Most people understand that legal services are expensive. Lawyers are highly trained professionals who spend many years (and many dollars themselves) towards obtaining degrees, being out of the full-time workforce studying and incurring HECS debt. Some lawyers have fixed fee agreements or a hybrid of fixed costs and time costing for different tasks however by […]
With Christmas approaching and the world seemingly getting back to normal after Covid 19, many people will be thinking of taking a well-earned break to end 2020, either domestically or perhaps overseas. Some people have family overseas and they may wish to take advantage of the holidays for a visit and to be reunited with […]
Separation is a very difficult time for many people which is not surprising given that typically it combines some form of loss with fear and uncertainty as to the future. Family lawyers are not counsellors but a good family lawyer ought to be able to empathise with the situation clients find themselves in; and provide […]
It is not uncommon in family law parenting matters for issues of domestic violence to arise. Family violence is relevant evidence for the court to consider in determining what parenting order will be in the best interests of children. At the same time, a party to the parenting orders may have obtained a domestic violence […]
The vast majority of Family Lawyers will do everything they can to keep their client’s out of Court and try to settle the cases they run amicably (if possible) and as early on as possible to reduce legal costs. A good lawyer achieves this through making sure their clients are well advised as to the […]
The Covid 19 pandemic has created chaos for the lives of many people and industries. Within the Family Law and wider legal industry, the effects have largely been to cause lawyers to adapt to new ways of practice and for Courts to modify how they operate. Obviously, the thrust of these changes is to remove/reduce […]
It’s not unusual in many areas of law to apply time limits to the performance of a task or making a claim. Typically, time limits are something that lawyers are very mindful of when first meeting with, and advising a client, because if time limits are missed, the family lawyer could potentially be liable if […]
I have noticed that as the Covid-19 crisis has continued, many parents have sought advice as to whether the lock down and restriction of movement means parenting orders no longer need to be complied with. In some case I have seen parents use Covid 19 as an excuse to breach orders in circumstances that in […]