Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. One of the advantages of having Court orders for your parenting arrangements are that these are enforceable. See our earlier article in our Parenting After Separation series here: Parenting after separation – What’s the best way to document your agreement? | Family Law Parenting orders can be varied by written agreement … What happens if you breach parenting orders?
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. You’ve agreed on how your children will spend time with you and your ex-partner now that you’ve separated. You may have an informal agreement that changes weekly or monthly, or a parenting plan you’ve prepared yourselves or with the help of a mediator. Is it enough? What should you do to … Parenting after separation – What’s the best way to document your agreement?
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. Mediation for parenting arrangements after separation is commonly called Family Dispute Resolution (FDR). So what is FDR and should you go? What is FDR? FDR is a process designed to help parents or other carers of children reach an agreement about the care arrangements of children after separation. FDR practitioners … Parenting after separation – should I go to mediation?
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In the first article in our series about making parenting arrangements for your child or children after separation, we provide an overview of the legally relevant matters which may assist you in making your arrangements or preparing for your meeting with your mediator or lawyer. Most parenting arrangements after … Navigating parenting arrangements – the legal process explained
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In the final article of this series on Family law property division we explain the two major ways of formalising your property division, and why you shouldn’t risk a handshake deal. Why do we have to do this? Formally documenting your family law property division is recommended, even if … Family law property division – Documenting your agreement
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In the latest article in our series on Family law property division we give an overview of the process of dividing property in family law matters. Just and equitable? The law starts by considering whether it is ‘just and equitable’ to make an order about the property of the … Family law property division – How does it work?
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In the second article in our series on Family law property division we discuss superannuation and how this this commonly dealt with in family law matters. Our first article Family law property division – Asset valuations can be found here. Superannuation is considered property and added to the assets list (or … Family law property division – Superannuation
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. What happens if what you thought was a casual relationship breaks down, and the next thing you’re in the family courts with a claim against your major assets such as your house? Maybe you weren’t even living together and you didn’t think you needed a Financial Agreement – the Australian … Could your friend with benefits become a financial liability?
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In family law financial or property matters, the first step is to list out all of the assets of both partners, and have a value for each of these. The assets available for division in family law include everything that you own, everything that your partner owns, and everything … Family law property division – Asset valuations
Author: Carol Pages, Pages Family Law. In the last article of our January series of ‘Where do I begin’ after separation, we give some tips for things to consider when choosing a lawyer for your family law matter. Our first article [Separated? Where do I begin?] talked about initial research you can do and gave some tips … Choosing a lawyer. Where do I begin?
