Family Law Blog

What is Child Support? Child support is the ongoing legal responsibility of separated parents to provide an appropriate level of financial support for their children to ensure that the child’s needs are met. The Child Support Scheme is governed…

If you are considering mediation in relation to your parenting or financial matter, you have a great opportunity to resolve your dispute respectively, peacefully and privately; whilst also obtaining an outcome that is tailored to your needs. Mediation…

Under the Family Law Act, a legal or de facto spouse can claim spouse maintenance after separation. The Family Law Act 1975, states a person has a responsibility to financially assist their spouse or former de facto partner, if…

Divorce signifies the end of a relationship, however for divorced parents it also signifies the beginning of a new type of relationship – the co-parenting relationship. Devising custody agreements and putting them into practice can be time consuming…

De facto relationships often have people confused. It’s not uncommon to hear outlandish statements like; “If you’re not married you’re not entitled to claim anything if the relationship ends”, or “You have to be in a relationship for…

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the current divorce rate in Australia is just over 40%. In conjunction with families owning 70% of Australia’s 2.1 million businesses and 46.2% of those family owned businesses being ultimately held…