Counsellors are often faced with the challenge of working with people through divorce, and consequently the impact it can have on their children. This webinar will guide you through various situations that your clients may encounter [...]
This webinar for Accountants provides practical information to help you and your client. The presentation focusses on some of the common issues and frequent traps that come up in divorce property settlements, such as: • How is superannuation considered? [...]
The media has recently been abuzz with speculation that the Family Court is changing. There has been strong and vocal opposition to it, however despite all the noise, the new court merger laws have now been made. So what is going on? What will be changing and when? [...]
Once a property settlement has been decided by the court (or by consent), there are few options for changing that order. Generally speaking, courts are reluctant to look at any applications to set aside or change final court orders, but there are some exceptions. A person wanting to change or vary a court order [...]
Untangling your money can be one of the trickiest aspects of separation and divorce. Joint accounts, mortgages and investment properties as well as any Wills and estate planning you may have had in place, all has to change. When a couple first splits, there are a number of financial matters that you will need [...]
On average in Australia one woman each week is killed by her current or former partner. It’s a sobering statistic and behind many or all of these cases lies destructive behaviour known as coercive control. Coercive control is a pattern of psychologically manipulative behaviour that perpetrators use to gain control and power over their [...]
If you’re a business owner going through a divorce or separation, it pays to think about what kind of effect the split will have on your business. Under the law, a company is an independent legal identity, with the same rights as a person. When courts make decisions regarding property settlements, who owns what [...]
A successful blended family isn’t always easy, but many step-parents form a close bond with their non-biological children. If that couple later separates, the step-parent may wish to keep that close relationship with their step-child, but what rights do step-parents have? The court considers step-parents to be a person who is interested in the [...]
Co-parenting with your ex-partner is a steep learning curve but keeping up the lines of communication between parents is vital, particularly for children. For children, learning to manage two schedules and working out when they’re going to be with mum and when they’re going to be with dad, can be a daunting prospect. One [...]
