by hume-taylor_admin | Jan 18, 2019 | Family law, news
What is an Independent Children’s Lawyer? An Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) is a lawyer appointed by the Court to represent a child in parenting cases. The Court can appoint an ICL on its own initiative or as a result of an application to appoint an ICL by the...
by hume-taylor_admin | Nov 18, 2018 | Family law
If you live with your partner, but are not married, you still have the same rights and obligations as a married couple in circumstances of separation. This applies to both same sex and heterosexual defacto relationships. You are considered to be in a domestic...
by hume-taylor_admin | Sep 18, 2018 | Family law
Grandparents do not have automatic rights to see or care for their grandchildren. However, the Family Law Act 1975 specifies that “children have a right to spend time on a regular basis with, and communicate on a regular basis with, both their parents and other...
by hume-taylor_admin | Jun 2, 2018 | Family law
If you’ve recently been divorced or separated from your de facto partner, you may be wondering if there is a time limit you must adhere to bring an Application for your property settlement. The short answer is, yes there is. If you have been divorced, you have one...
by hume-taylor_admin | May 7, 2018 | Family law
When the court orders parents to attend at a conference or mediation for children, there are many things to consider. Mediations and conferences can either be held with or without children, depending on whether there would be a benefit to the children participating....
by hume-taylor_admin | Apr 4, 2018 | Family law
A new co-parenting app, Divvito, has recently hit the market and is available free of charge from the App Store and Google Play. It’s targeted at separated parents and allows them to communicate on a secure platform. Funnily enough, this isn’t the first of its type....
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