Apprehended Violence Orders
14 Sep Apprehended Violence Orders
The purpose of an AVO is to protect a person from violence, including stalking, intimidation or harassment. ...
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How can an AVO affect your parenting orders?
12 Sep How can an AVO affect your parenting orders?
The purpose of an AVO is to protect a person from violence, including stalking, intimidation or harassment. Any person who is or has been the victim of violence and has a reasonable fear to believe that this behaviour will continue, can apply for an Avo....
Taking the Stand: What Are My Rights if I Get Called as a Witness to Give Evidence in Court?
05 Sep Taking the Stand: What Are My Rights if I Get Called as a Witness to Give Evidence in Court?
Many of us have watched those scenes in movies and TV shows, where an unsuspecting character arrives on a bike, pulls a letter from a pizza box and belts out “you’ve been served”. While it doesn’t happen like this in real life (well, not always), being...
Residential Aged Care for Low and Moderate Means Residents
22 Aug Residential Aged Care for Low and Moderate Means Residents
In our previous aged care article we looked at the costs of care for those with high means (assets above $178,839.20). What about those with a lower level of assets? How can they afford Aged Care? Residents with low or moderate means will have...
Tips to save on legal costs
17 Aug Tips to save on legal costs
We appreciate the troublesome times parties are facing with the increase to the cost of living. Here are some helpful tips on helping you save on legal costs in Family Law Matters...
Costs of Living and Family Law
15 Aug Costs of Living and Family Law
Relationship breakdowns are a time of enormous financial stress for most families, especially those with children. The joint finances which have supported one household must now be stretched over two – often with some help from the Government in the form of increased Family Tax...
Overturning Property Orders
10 Aug Overturning Property Orders
With respect to property and financial matters, the Court has a duty to make orders that “as far as practicable…will finally determine the financial relationships between the parties”....
Can final property orders be varied or set aside?
08 Aug Can final property orders be varied or set aside?
With respect to property and financial matters, the Court has a duty to make orders that “as far as practicable…will finally determine the financial relationships between the parties”. However, once orders have been made to finally determine a party’s property interests, the Court still...
Top 5 Helpful Divorce Facts
25 Jul Top 5 Helpful Divorce Facts
Here are 5 of our top divorce facts that might clarify some of the myths about getting a divorce....
Residential Aged Care
18 Jul Residential Aged Care
Anybody who has looked even briefly at residential Aged care in Australia quickly realises that it is both expensive and complex. With the taxpayer funding up to $120,000 per resident on top of paying up to $25,000pa in Age Pension, the cost of state...