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There are few areas of social life and legal practice involving more sensitivity and trauma than that involving family law. Clients frequently misunderstand the role of a lawyer in representing their interests in this area of law. While a lawyer has

Am I in a de facto relationship? A de facto relationship is a relationship of two people who live together on a genuine domestic basis who are not married or related by family. The criteria used to determine whether two people are in a de facto rel

What is adult child maintenance? A parent’s financial responsibility towards their child does not necessarily cease when a child reaches the age of 18. Section 66L of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) provides that a court can order one or both paren

Upon separation, there is no automatic right to receive maintenance from, or a duty to pay maintenance to a former spouse/partner. What is maintenance? The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) provides that one party to the marriage is liable to maintain the

Obtaining a divorce To obtain a divorce, an application for divorce is filed in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. You can apply for a divorce if: Your marriage has broken down irretrievably. There is no reasonable likelihood of resuming coha

The delays in the family law jurisdiction have been the focus of considerable attention for some time, but even more so in recent months. This month, family law practitioners in Brisbane welcomed the judicial appointment of the Honourable Justice Cat

Disputes about which school your child will attend can represent one of the trickier aspects of navigating the post-separation parenting landscape. This alert discusses the factors that the Court takes into account when determining these disputes, an