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Family report recommendations weighed heavily by Court

Pierce & Percival Family Report Recommendations Family Report Writer The family report was Exhibit A. The family consultant who prepared the family report was…
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Relocation order sought by Father that Mother and children move from Queensland where they have been living for 12 months to New South Wales

Relocation order sought by Father that Mother and children move from Queensland where they have been living for 12 months to New South Wales…
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Relocation cases are determined according to children’s best interests

Relocation cases are determined according to children’s best interests Relocation cases: Parenting proceedings involving relocation are to be determined in the same manner in…
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Family Contact Service evidence assists father gaining more time with children

FAMILY CONTACT SERVICE EVIDENCE ASSISTS FATHER IN GAINING MORE TIME WITH CHILDREN REASONS FOR JUDGMENT (delivered ex tempore) Orders were made by consent on…
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Children, parental responsibility and the Family Law Act

Children, parental responsibility and the Family Law Act Children: When parents of a child under 18 separate, they both have parental responsibility for the…
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Child Support variation refused despite Payee’s withholding of children

Child Support variation refused despite Payee’s withholding of children REASONS FOR JUDGMENT The Applicant, whom has previously been assessed to pay child support in…
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Costs of children 2018

Costs of the Children Table 2018 Costs of children: What is the maximum amount of child support payable by: A payer who spends little…
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Prenuptial agreement disregarded in property settlement

Prenuptial agreement disregarded in property settlement Silcox & Silcox The “Prenuptial Agreement” As set out previously in this judgment the parties signed a prenuptial…
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Spousal maintenance capacity unclear

Spousal maintenance capacity unclear Stenner & Stenner (No 2) [2016] FamCA 146 (9 March 2016) Spousal maintenance – The following is annotated. For full…
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Spousal maintenance and high needs child

Tipping & Barrington Spousal maintenance and high needs child Spousal Maintenance (interim) and general observations from the Court as to the costs of protracted…
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Spousal maintenance sought 4 years later

Spousal maintenance sought 4 years later Hackford & Hackford Spousal maintenance – what are the wife’s reasonable needs? And to what extent can she…
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Application to discharge spousal maintenance dismissed

Application to discharge spousal maintenance dismissed Ezard & Ezard Application to discharge existing Court Order and arrears I turn now to consider the husband’s…
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Inability to work needed to succeed in spousal maintenance

Inability to work needed to succeed in spousal maintenance Meehan & Meehan inability to Work and Spousal Maintenance The husband also makes an application…
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Unable to support herself – Wife awarded spousal maintenance

Unable to support herself – Wife awarded spousal maintenance Unable to support herself: Wife’s case The Wife deposes to both X and Mr P…
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Why hire Freedom Law for your family law needs?

WHY HIRE FREEDOM LAW, THE FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST? Serving Southeast Queensland for 25+ Years When it comes to finding the right family lawyer, you need…
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Family Court expert referred to Medical Council

Family Court expert referred to Medical Council after parents lodge complaints Expert: A recent article from ABC News Australia Exclusive by the Specialist Reporting…
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Going underground – mother and children in hiding

Going underground – mother and children in hiding A recent article by ABC News Australia about a real life case of a mother and…
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Formal property settlement – why bother?

Formal property settlement – why bother? There are some very good reasons why it is best to arrange a formal property settlement through your…
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Leave to proceed against post-separation assets granted

Leave to proceed against post-separation assets granted In Pinkett & Pinkett [2018] FCCA 712 (1 February 2018), the court allowed an Applicant Wife to…
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Poor litigant does not prevent an indemnity costs order

Poor litigant does not prevent an indemnity costs order In the recent case of Kappel & Carlsson (No.2) [2018] FCCA 2973 (24 October 2018), the…
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Actuarial risk assessment for child abuse and neglect

Actuarial risk assessment for child abuse and neglect The recent case of Halloran & Halloran [2018] FCCA 2825 (5 October 2018) explored the use of…
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Forensic psychology and its role in parenting matters

Forensic psychology and its role in parenting matters In the recent case of Halloran & Halloran [2018] FCCA 2825 (5 October 2018), an executive summary…
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I’ve just been handed a Notice to Appear – what is this?

I’ve just been handed a Notice to Appear – what is this? In a wide range of offences now, police are empowered to require…
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Withholding of child invokes a Recovery Order

Withholding of child invokes a Recovery Order A father has failed in his bid to resist the making of a Recovery Order where he…

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