Property settlements are difficult to calculate at the best of times, but what happens when one spouse has received a large personal injury payment? In cases like this, there’s more than finances to take into consideration, but also the impact on the family in regards to care needs and stress. Courts look at a [...]
Sadly, one of the first casualties in any break- up is communication. The old “I just can’t talk to him/her anymore” is fairly common. But keeping up that line of communication is vitally important for families, particularly for children. So, if you really can’t stand your ex but have to continue communicating, what are [...]
We are proud to announce that ‘Michael Lynch Family Lawyers’ has been recognised in the latest Doyle’s Guide for 2022, as a Leading Family & Divorce Law Firm in Brisbane. Doyle’s Guide is a prestigious and independent organisation that ranks individual lawyers and law firms based on extensive research and various sources of information. These include: online [...]
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers are proud to announce that Tarah Tosh, one of our Directors and a Family Law Accredited Specialist, has been listed once again in the latest Doyle’s Family & Divorce Lawyers list for 2022 as a Leading Family Lawyer in Brisbane in ‘Parenting and Child Matters’. Well, done, Tarah! Doyle’s Guide [...]
The divorcing client needs to be careful of divesting themselves of property and thinking that doing so will remove it from the joint property pool. It won't. What is property? The Family Court is a unique legal environment, particularly when it comes to determining a property division. The Family Law Act has a very [...]
Some days there’s nothing better than coming home to an enthusiastic welcome from the dog, or the purring contentment of the cat. But what happens to the family pet in a divorce? Who gets custody of Fido or Kitty? Under Australian law, pets are considered property and can be dealt with the same as [...]
When a relationship breaks down, parents are often faced with the difficult decision of deciding on a parenting style that suits both parents, yet still upholds the best interests of the children. The concept of Shared Parenting is one that is adopted by most families. Shared Parenting promotes co-operation, collaboration and communication between parents [...]
Deciding where your children will live after a relationship breakdown is probably one of the hardest decisions a parent will make. How many nights each fortnight will they spend with each parent, and what do those arrangements look like? Fifteen to 20 years ago, arrangements would most likely have been children spending time with one parent each alternative weekend from [...]
Under the Family Law Act (since 2009) defacto couples have the same rights as married couples to seek a property settlement or spouse maintenance payment when they separate. So, the question is, how do you know if you are in a defacto relationship? Firstly, the couple needs to have been in a “genuine domestic [...]
Christmas holidays are coming. If you are separated and don’t have a clearly-agreed parenting arrangement in place it would be wise to turn your mind to it now. The added pressure to do this quickly is that the court has just announced that the deadline for filing a court application for a parenting order [...]
