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What does “in a child’s best interests” mean in a family law matter? (Part 1 of 4)

May 13, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer Adelaide

How does a Court determine what is in a child's best interests? It is important to remember that the Court’s paramount consideration when making a parenting order is what is in the child’s best … [Read more...]

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Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series

April 8, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer Adelaide

PART 4 In parts 2 and 3 of this series the term “reasonably practicable” was used when discussing what the Court will consider when determining time spending arrangements with children.  Luckily … [Read more...]

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Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series

April 1, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer Adelaide

PART 3 Substantial and significant time When the Court does not believe it is in a child's best interest for a child to spend equal time with both parents, the Court must consider making an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adelaide lawyer, children's issues, Custody, Divorce, Equal shared parental responsibility, equal time children, separation and children, substantial and significant time, time spending children

Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series

March 26, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer Adelaide

PART 2 Time Spending with children Many parents see the term equal parental responsibility and think that means equal time spending with their children. This is not correct and one does not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adelaide lawyer, children's issues, Custody, Equal shared parental responsibility, equal time children, family law, family law act, family lawyer, legal advice, parenting orders, separation and children, time spending children

Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series

March 18, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer Adelaide

PART 1 What does Equal Shared Parental Responsibility mean? Equal shared parental responsibility means both parents share major long-term decisions on issues such as: medical matters … [Read more...]

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Child “Custody” – why is this term no longer used with respect to Family Law Children’s Matters in Australia?

March 4, 2019 By Weathely & Associates

Child Custody

We have found that many of our family law clients use the word “custody” with respect to their child’s living arrangements. It seems that the word is familiar because of US television, International … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Uncategorized Tagged With: adelaide lawyer, children's issues, Custody, family law, family law act, family lawyer, parenting orders

What is a Binding Financial Agreement

December 17, 2018 By Weathely & Associates

Family Law Lawyer

Binding Financial Agreements (“referred to as a BFA”) are commonly known as “pre-nuptial agreements”, “post-nuptial agreements”, “cohabitation agreements” or “separation agreements”. For de facto … [Read more...]

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What happens if I die without leaving a Will (or a valid Will)?

October 9, 2018 By Weathely & Associates

In the event you die without leaving a Will (or a valid Will), you will be deemed to have died “intestate”. This means that your estate will be distributed pursuant to the rules set out in Part 3A … [Read more...]

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I am the executor of an Estate and have been told I need to obtain a Grant of Probate. What is Probate and why do I need it?

September 10, 2018 By Weathely & Associates

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A Grant of Probate is an Application made to a Court by the executor(s) of an Estate to verify that a Will is valid and represents the final testamentary wishes of the deceased. In South Australia … [Read more...]

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Changes to Family Law Court Filing Fees

August 6, 2018 By Weathely & Associates

As of July 2018, the filing fees have increased in the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Please click the link below to view the new fees. Family Law Court Filing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: children's issues, Divorce, family law, family lawyer, filing fees, legal fees

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Weatherly & Associates is a boutique law firm specialising in the areas of Family Law, Wills & Estate Administration, Property Law and Corporate & Commercial Law. We provide legal advice to a broad range of clients including individuals, small to medium businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations.

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