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What is an Independent Children’s Lawyer?
One of the primary objectives of the Court in parenting matters is to determine what the best interests of the children are and to make orders to that effect. In some circumstances, an Independent Children’s Lawyer (‘ICL’) will be appointed. An ICL is a lawyer who represents your child/children and acts independently from either party.
Prenups: Everything you need to know
Prenup is a colloquial American term for a prenuptial agreement – an agreement entered into by people who intend to marry. In Australia, a prenup is known as a Binding Financial Agreement (or BFA), however most people will still refer to these agreements as prenups.
In Parenting Cases – Who should prepare the critical “Family Report”
Parents in dispute in the Family Court are usually ordered to get a family report, but not all family report writers are the same. A Family Report provides the court with an independent assessment of the issues in the case for the judge about child/children of the relationship. It can also guide the parties to reach agreement out of the court.
Social Media as Evidence in Court Proceedings
It is becoming the ‘bread-and-butter’ in Family Court proceedings that parties use print outs of text messages, emails and social media posts in their Affidavits. One judge recently said in Court, “It never ceases to astound me how many litigants in [the Family Court of Australia] publish material through social media such as Facebook without consideration as to how poorly it might reflect upon them if adduced in evidence”.
Am I in a de facto relationship?
A question we frequently get asked by clients is whether or not they are in a de facto relationship. Unlike a marriage, which has a formal piece of paper that identifies that the parties were married on a particular day, it is rare that there is any formal document recording the “terms” of the parties’ de facto relationship or indeed if they are even in a de facto relationship.
“My Health Record” – are your children at risk?
You may have heard that the government introduced “My Health Record” as an online summary of health information for every Australian commencing in 2018. My Health Record provides you with access to your health information from any computer or device, as well as allowing healthcare professionals to access your information, including in emergency situations.
What is a “prenup” and should I have one?
A “prenup” is a colloquial American term referring to an agreement entered into by people who are proposing to marry. The aim is to exclude either of them going to the Family Court if they ever separate, “protecting” by stating how in the “good times” each person’s assets will be divided and how their debts will be repaid if the parties’ split.
Ex-spouse claims again on husband’s death 25 years after a family court settlement!
Most of our clients, after divorce, wish to leave their assets to their children or new partner, not the ex. This is particularly so if you have been to the Family Court to resolve how to divide up the assets – you don’t usually want to give even more of the net amount you receive to that former spouse later, if you die.
4 Subjects that the Family Court deals with
The term ‘divorce’ is often used as a blanket term by people going through a separation to encompass everything that happens after a separation, including the steps taken to bring them to financial independence, arranging ‘custody’ of children and the fact of no longer being married.

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