Getting Divorced
Divorce is a relatively simple procedure that requires you to show that your marriage has “irretrievably broken down” and where there are children that proper arrangements have been made in all th

Shared Care and Children’s Best Interests
New Australian research data on the emotional well being of children provides food for thought about the plusses and minuses of Courts ordering care of the children be substantially shared between par

Property Settlement for Defacto Couples
If you are in a defacto relationship then the date that you and your partner separated is critically important.
If you separated on or after 1 March 2009 then the Family Law Act applies. Yo

Property Settlement for Married Couples
If you re married, the division of your property between you and your spouse is covered by the Family Law Act. It does not apply to defacto relationships unless defacto couples have separated on o
