Protecting Family Wealth: Prenups, Trusts, and Parental Precautions

Prenup Binding Financial Agreement Lawyer Sydney

Inheriting Wealth, Not In-Laws: How Parents Safeguard Assets for Their Children Boomers, the wealthiest generation, are increasingly taking proactive steps to ensure their hard-earned assets stay within the family, even after their children marry. Driven by rising divorce rates and “Bank of Mum and Dad” contributions, parents are utilising legal tools like prenups (Binding Financial … Read more

What you need to know about Family Mediation

Family Mediation Lawyer Sydney

What is Mediation? Mediation is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that employs an impartial third party, referred to as a mediator, to facilitate the resolution of conflicts among disputing parties. It can be undertaken voluntarily, or mandated by a court. A mediator assists people who are in dispute to reach an agreement. What … Read more

THE DOS AND SOME DON’TS OF ARBITRATION

THE DOS AND SOME DON’TS OF ARBITRATION by Chris Dimock Solicitor Accredited Family Law Specialist About the Presenter …. Chris Dimock MA, Solicitor Chris Dimock is an Accredited Family Law Specialist. He first practised as a Solicitor in the United Kingdom before moving to Australia in 1983.  He has since been practising exclusively in the … Read more

Binding Financial Agreements And Consent Orders – What’s The Difference?

Infographic BFA Consent Order

OK, we’re often asked what are the options for legal agreements following the breakdown of a marriage. So we’ve prepared a visual representation of the main differences between a consent order and a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA). As always, seek the advice of a lawyer to guide you through. Speak to our family law team today.

Prenuptial Financial Agreements – Section 90B

Section 90B Prenuptial Agreement Lawyer Sydney

Financial agreements – valid and binding? Section 90B (pre-nuptial) Agreement Pre-nuptial agreements are one form of Financial Agreement parties can sign and which are enforceable under the Family Law Act. It can be challenging and cause stress for couples to broach the subject with each other, as it can appear to put a negative spin … Read more

Hague Convention Lawyers

Hague Convention Lawyers International Child Abduction Lawyers Sydney

  INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION My child has been wrongfully removed from Australia without my consent: what do I do? If your child has been wrongfully removed from Australia, an application may be possible for the return of the child, using the international treaty called “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction” (“the … Read more

Parenting Arrangements

Parenting Arrangement Family Divorce Lawyers Sydney

Following separation, the arrangements for your children’s care can become contentious.  You and your former partner should preferably have discussions about those arrangements so that you can agree on issues such as, “How long will each parent spend with the children?”, and “Who decides where they go to school?”. If you can agree on those … Read more

Shared Care in Social Distancing – Tips for parents

Shared Care in Lockdown Family Divorce Lawyer Sydney

How do you juggle shared care when you are in lockdown? For a lot of Australian parents who have found themselves recently separated or divorced, they are going through one of the most confusing and frustrating times of their lives. The Chief Judge, in a media release dated 26 March, encourages parties to “attempt to … Read more

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