Both our Legal Practitioner Director, Jerome Hey and our firm have been listed in the prestigious 2020 Doyle’s Guide for leading family lawyers and family law firms in the Gold Coast region. Jerome was listed as a recommended lawyer in the category Leading Family & Divorce...
Consent Order or BFA – which one’s for me? It depends upon a few things. Firstly, the complexity of the settlement and whether there are going to be extended settlement terms, where a financial relationship continues beyond a “short” period of time and, usually and...
The recent Family Court case of Donaldson & Ryder highlights the need for parents to be particularly careful to ensure full compliance with final parenting mediation to avoid being contravened. Whilst, in that case, the contraventions/breaches of the Orders were deemed less serious, the non-complying party...
When the children are with me can I travel with them whenever and wherever I want? Interstate travel is usually fine and can be done without having to notify the other parent, unless specified in the parenting agreement/Orders. International travel on the other hand is...
We have children does that mean it’s a 70/30 split of the assets? Not necessarily. Whilst in a lot of cases if the parties have made equal contributions and there is a large earning disparity between the couple then a 70/30 outcome or something close...
How can I get sole custody? Such an outcome is quite rare. Usually, this is only achieved by agreement between the parties where the other parent is content to see the children only “as agreed” but otherwise agree to an order granting sole custody to...
If I'm not working will I receive spousal maintenance and for how long? Spousal maintenance exists as a means by which to assist a non-income earning spouse, or primary caregiver to children, the ability to retrain to enable them to re-enter the workforce. Usually, the...
How can I force my ex to look after the children more? In short, you can’t. The Court will enforce an Order on a parent’s application to spend time with their child where the other parent resists, however, the Court will not impose a parenting...
Are there time limits I need to know? A parenting application for Parenting Mediation needs to be filed within 12 months of Family Dispute Resolution. For property settlements, an application for property settlement must be filed within 12 months of divorce for married couples or within 2 years of separation for...
Is 50/50 parenting always the outcome? No, not necessarily. There are many factors the Court consider in determining what the outcome is in a parenting matter, with the primary consideration for the Court being that the outcome must be in the best interests of the children. There are age considerations,...
