Typically, when we hear of relocation matters it involves one parent proposing to relocate the residence of the child interstate or overseas but relocation matters also arise where one parent may wish to relocate a child's residence within the same city or outskirts of a city. The Full Court of the Family Court recently [...]
A change in court process may sound dry, if you have separated and your net property pool is under $500k, this affects you. The changes to the court process starting this week are very important. Courts dealing with family law matters have been under significant government and media scrutiny in recent years, partly due [...]
Domestic Violence Help It is hard not to be affected by the tragic events that have occurred recently in Brisbane resulting in the deaths of a mother and her children at the hands of her former partner. Here is some valuable information to assist anyone in such a situation. The statistics on domestic violence [...]
At the start of a relationship you might own property, whatever it may be – house, car, shares, inheritance. If a separation and property division should happen, would that initial property be left out? What if that asset has dramatically increased in value? What property is in? The short answer is that, in the [...]
We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Michael Lynch has been recognised as one of Australia's leading Family Lawyers in the independent peer reviewed ‘Best Lawyers report 2020′. This is Michael's third consecutive 'Best Lawyer" award. Overall, the award was recently published in the Australian Financial Review and reflects Michael's experience and [...]
Surviving a separation is hard enough without the added stress of finally reaching an agreement on property settlement but failing to document it properly. We were recently involved in a case where the parties had separated and had reached an agreement for division of a multi-million-dollar property pool. However, the agreement had only been [...]
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers are proud to announce the listing of two of our staff on the 2020 Doyle’s awards for Family & Divorce Lawyers. Our Director Tarah Tosh is in the Leading Parenting & Child Matters Lawyers (Brisbane) list and our Associate Zoe Adams is in the Family Law Rising Stars (Queensland) list. Doyle’s guide [...]
Following the breakdown of a relationship, one party may want to make a “fresh start” and relocate from the town or region where they lived with their spouse during the relationship. If there are no children of the relationship, that party can relocate wherever they want. If there are children of the relationship, both [...]
When couples separate and are trying to resolve issues, quite often section 60I certificate is referred to. So, what is it? Do you really need to have one? What are those situations? Do I really need a section 60I certificate? If you want to make an application to the court for a parenting order [...]
