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AVOIDING THE ‘EXPERTS’
Written by Michelle McDermott It is a simple matter of fact that many relationships, whether married or de facto, heterosexual or same-sex, will result in a separation or divorce. There are few of us who do not know someone, be it oneself, a family member or close...
BEING SERVED WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTION ORDER IS NOT ALWAYS A BAD THING
Written by Pippa Colman One of the areas we give clients advice on is in relation to Protection Orders. In this blog, I will explain how a client served with an Application for a Protection Order was able to use this as an opportunity to move towards a...
THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT
Written by Michelle McDermott The Lighthouse Project is a pilot program for parenting matters being rolled out in Brisbane (and other) Registry of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. When an Application or Response seeking only...
WHAT CONSTITUTES SEPARATION?
Written by Declan Notley Determining an accurate separation date is an essential step in a de facto property settlement. Did separation occur when you or your former spouse moved out of the house or is it possible to be separated whilst continuing to live in the same...
RECOVERY ORDERS
Written by Michelle McDermott One of the many impacts of COVID-19 in our office has been an increase in enquiries from parents whose child has been removed from the Sunshine Coast area to another part of Queensland or interstate, without that parent’s permission. With...
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A WILL
Written by Pippa Colman A Will allows YOU to decide how your estate will be distributed on your death. If you don’t have a proper Will then after your death, you are said to have died “intestate”. That means that the estate you leave will be divided...
MEDIATING IN COVID TIMES (AND BEYOND)
Written by Sarah Quilliam In this blog, I am focussing on private mediations, rather than those undertaken by community organisations such as UnitingCare or Relationships Australia. In my experience, your matter has the best chance at settling in a mediation if: Your...
ARBITRATION IN FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS
Written by Michelle McDermott In the COVID-19 era, Court proceedings have become even more protracted as the Courts grapple to deal with hearings by telephone/video conferencing and many financial disputes are being delayed to enable the Courts to deal with more...
A NEW STREAMLINED WAY OF RESOLVING A PROPERTY DISPUTE WHERE THERE IS A SMALL ASSET POOL
Written by Michelle Richardson On 1 March 2020, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia introduced a streamlined Court process to assist parties resolve their property dispute called the “Priority Property Pools under $500,000 Cases” or ‘PPP500 Cases’. A PPP500 case is...
“FAST-TRACKING” URGENT PARENTING MATTERS DURING COVID-19
Written by Declan Notley The Government has recently responded to widespread fears that social restrictions could spark an increase in family violence. A new “COVID-19 List” has been introduced which will see urgent parenting matters heard by the court within 72 hours...
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