SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE: FAQs
What is spousal maintenance? ‘Alimony’ may be a term you are familiar with, and we can probably attribute that to…
What Will Happen When I Meet My Family Lawyer For The First Time?
What happens at my first appointment? You have taken the step to make an appointment with a family lawyer, but…
What is a family report?
What is a Family Report? If there is a dispute as to what parenting arrangements are appropriate for children, it…
10 Ways Real Estate Agents Can Keep A Divorce Sale On Track
Real estate agents often become involved at a crisis point in the life of their vendors – when they are…
‘I Don’t Know What To Do!?!?’ – Avoiding Decision-Making Paralysis In Your Divorce
Separation and divorce puts a strain on us as people, and that strain magnifies our strengths, as well as our…
Is Valentine’s Day A Heap Of Hooey?
When we find ourselves in Court, there is a lot of waiting time. And that means that there is a…
How To Get A Pre-Nup Over The Line
This article is Part 2 in the series ‘Pre-Nups – The Death of Love?’. So, you want in a pre-nup…
Pre-Nups…The Death Of Love?
I’ve heard them described as the ‘death of love’. Pre-nups, or as we call them in Australia, Financial Agreements –…
Social Media 6 Months On…..
It’s been 6 months since my inaugural blog. While there have been many things which have happened and about which…
How do I Choose a Family Lawyer?
You are going through what is likely to be one of the most traumatic experiences in your life. The person…
Is Being ‘Unhappy’ Reason Enough To Separate?
Regularly, a client I am meeting for the first time is walking around with the following scenario in their head…
My Top 5 Reasons to Avoid Court
I spend a lot of my time discouraging my clients from choosing Court as an option to resolve their dispute.…
Relocating With Children – The Considerations For Both Parents
Being such a multi cultural island nation as ours, it is no wonder our Courts are regularly being asked to…
Pitfalls for Payers of Binding Child Support Agreements
Most often when we are acting for the income earning spouse, we are concerned with “capping” the client’s liability for…
To include the children or not?
Child Inclusive Mediation”, in its name, seems at odds with how we practise law. How could we possibly include the…
Disclosure Of Business Records – Must The Wizard Let The Mortals See Behind The Curtain?
While no two relationships have the same dynamic, for the business owners I represent, there is often a marked division…
