Divorce in Australia
Going through a divorce can be a stressful period in anyone’s life. The mental stress involved can be quite significant. It is imperative that you engage a family law barrister to ensure your rights are effectively represented.
Child Custody
Whilst the Family Law Legislation in Australia acts in the “best interests of the child”, this can be open to a variety of interpretations. It is important to engage suitable legal representation from the outset to ensure that your rights as a parent are exercised with respect to your children.
Spousal Maintenance
When parties separate, sometimes a claim can be put in for one partner to financially support the other partner where that partner is unable to adequately support themselves amongst other things. This can create a large financial burden on the party providing support, and a large financial benefit for the party receiving support. It’s imperative that whichever party you are, that you engage a Family Law Barrister to make sure your rights are represented.
Property Settlement
After years of building up family assets and contributing to the family, it can be quite disheartening to see the value disappear during the dissolution of a partnership or marriage. It’s best to engage a Family Law Barrister as soon as possible to make sure your assets are preserved to the full extent of the law.
Recent Case Results
A client was being asked by police to present himself at a police station to be arrested for firearms and drug cultivation charges. Our client was already the subject of an Intensive Corrections Order and a Community Corrections Order in relation to firearms offences. We negotiated with police to arrange a mutually agreeable time for our client to present himself. He was then placed before the court with 9 separate charges some of which are considered serious enough by the court to not grant bail unless a substantial reason can be shown (these are also known as ‘show cause’ offences). Despite Police opposing bail, His Honour was ultimately satisfied that substantial reasons were given which allowed bail to be granted.