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...]
Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series
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...]
Equal Shared Parental Responsibility v Time Spending with Children (Family Law) – 4 part series
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...]
Child “Custody” – why is this term no longer used with respect to Family Law Children’s Matters in Australia?
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...]
Family Law FAQs
FAQ – 1. Family Law Q. Is there such thing as “formal separation”? A. The quick answer is that as soon as you have communicated that you are “separated” you are. There needs to be a genuine … [Read more...]
Parental conflict on separation and the effect on children
The effects of separation and parental conflict on children can be immediate and, if ignored, can also have a long lasting effect well into their future. Children who are aware of or are involved … [Read more...]