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3 September 2023

OSD presents… Handy hints in family law

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Many clients facing family law disputes are unfamiliar with the legal system, causing hurt, anger, and uncertainty. We provide clarity and guidance, tailoring strategies to individual situations. We prioritize understanding your needs and concerns, offering support and options for resolution. While the Family Court can be slow, we work to defuse conflicts and explore diverse solutions beyond litigation for a quicker resolution.
Provides handy hints to family law issues – including domestic violence, separation, child custody and estate planning.
Australia Family and Matrimonial
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Handy Hints (1) – Relevant documents disclosure

Handy Hints (2) – Domestic violence resources

Handy Hints (3) – Working from home tips

Handy Hints (4) – COVID-19 impact on child support payments

Handy Hints (5) – COVID-19 impact on child care arrangements

Handy Hints (6) – Firm security: Part 1

Handy Hints (7) – Firm security: Part 2

Handy Hints (8) – Children over 5 years of age are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

Handy Hints (9) – COVID-19 impact of spousal maintenance payments

Handy Hints (10) – Tips to maintain a healthy workplace environment working from home

Handy Hints (11) – Maintaining handover arrangements during COVID-19

Handy Hints (12) – Factoring in inheritance in family law proceedings

Handy Hints (13) – Relevance of the cause of the breakdown of a relationship in family law proceedings

Handy Hints (14) – Obtaining Family Dispute Resolution Certificates

Handy Hints (15) – Disbursement of superannuation

Handy Hints (16) – What to do when separating

Handy Hints (17) – Importance of valuing assets

Handy Hints (18) – Financial support for single, expecting mothers

Handy Hints (19) – Time limit to initiate proceedings following a divorce

Handy Hints (20) – Varying Financial Orders made on a final basis

Handy Hints (21) – What to do if your handwriting or signature has been forged

Handy Hints (22) – 10 reasons you can request to alter the Child Support Assessment

Handy Hints (23) – How to collect your belongings when bound by a Family Violence Restraining Order

Handy Hints (24) – How to contact Police when you are unable to speak on the phone

Handy Hints (25) – When to obtain a Parenting Plan

Handy Hints (26) – Acting in the best interest of the children

Handy Hints (27) – ... but who gets the dog?

Handy Hints (28) – Importance of updating your Will

Handy Hints (29) – Benefits of using Arbitration

Handy Hints (30) – Shared parental responsibility

Handy Hints (31) – Altering Parenting Orders

Handy Hints (32) – What to do when your partner or spouse will not move out

Handy Hints (33) – Ongoing disclosure obligations

Handy Hints (34) – Reviewing documents favouring your spouse or partner following separation

Handy Hints (35) – Child contact services and what they offer

Handy Hints (36) – Spousal or de facto partner maintenance

Handy Hints (37) – Applying for a Family Violence Restraining Order online

Handy Hints (38) – The right to Appeal

Handy Hints (39) – What to do when served with an Interim Violence Restraining Order

Handy Hints (40) – Tips for using social media following separation

Handy Hints (41) – Changes to the Violence Restraining Order process in WA

Handy Hints (42) – Applying for an assessment of child support

Handy Hints (43) – Determining the best interests of the child

Handy Hints (44) – Capacity to contribute to private school fees following separation

Handy Hints (45) – What is Arbitration?

Handy Hints (46) – Estate Planning

Handy Hints (47) – What is Family Dispute Resolution

Handy Hints (48) – Limitation period before applying for a divorce

Handy Hints (49) – Determining a de facto relationship in WA

Handy Hints (50) – Can I protect my inheritance or my house with a BFA?

Handy Hints (51) – Benefits of Mediation

Handy Hints (52) – Care and protection applications

Handy Hints (53) – Adult child maintenance

Handy Hints (54) – Beneficiary nominations

Handy Hints (55) – The child's view and wishes in family law proceedings

Handy Hints (56) – Police Orders are they for real?

Handy Hints (57) – Time limit to initiate proceedings following de facto separation

Handy Hints (58) – Valuing household contents and chattels

Handy Hints (59) – What haven't you considered about your known donor?

Handy Hints (60) – Taxation consequences

Handy Hints (61) – Money lost post separation

Handy Hints (62) – Digital Assets – Cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens

Handy Hints (63) – What does separation actually mean?

Handy Hints (64) – Parenting Orders and travel

Handy Hints (65) – What happens if I win Lotto

Handy Hints (66) – Binding Child Support Agreements

Handy Hints (67) – Is my overseas marriage legal?

Handy Hints (68) – Case Guardians

Handy Hints (69) – Annulment or Divorce

Handy Hints (70) – Orders binding third parties

Handy Hints (71) – Private school fees

Handy Hints (72) – Interests in property

Handy Hints (73) – Wastage of assets

Handy Hints (74) – Child support obligations

Handy Hints (75) – Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Handy Hints (76) – Apps to assist with co-parenting in 2020

Handy Hints (77) – Surrogacy

Handy Hints (78) – Who is responsible for paying the mortgage after separation?

Handy Hints (79) – Spending time with children over the Christmas and summer holidays

Handy Hints (80) – Step-parents and grandparents

Handy Hints (81) – What is "property" for family law purposes?

Handy Hints (82) – What happens if one parent wants to change the child's school?

Handy Hints (83) – What happens to child support if the other parent moves overseas?

Handy Hints (84) – Duty of disclosure and subpoenas

Handy Hints (85) – Shortening or extending a fixed timeframe set by a procedural order

Handy Hints (86) – Relocation

Handy Hints (87) – Do you need a Barrister?

Handy Hints (88) – Disclosure

Handy Hints (89) – Parental responsibilities and children's rights in Family Law

Handy Hints (90) – Formalising a property settlement where parties agree on 'who keeps what'

Handy Hints (91) – How to prepare for a property mediation

Handy Hints (92) – Monitoring childrens use of the internet

Handy Hints (93) – Q: "I've been living with my partner for 2 years, they are entitled to 50% of my assets, right?"

Handy Hints (94) – Implementation of your property Orders

Handy Hints (95) – Role of the witness

Handy Hints (96) – Recording someone without their consent

Handy Hints (97) – Unique and unusual assets

Handy Hints (98) – Is it a gift or a loan?

Handy Hints (99) – Is it a gift or a loan (part 2)?

Handy Hints (100) – Children and the Christmas holiday period

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ARTICLE
3 September 2023

OSD presents… Handy hints in family law

Australia Family and Matrimonial

Contributor

O'Sullivan Davies Lawyers logo
Many clients facing family law disputes are unfamiliar with the legal system, causing hurt, anger, and uncertainty. We provide clarity and guidance, tailoring strategies to individual situations. We prioritize understanding your needs and concerns, offering support and options for resolution. While the Family Court can be slow, we work to defuse conflicts and explore diverse solutions beyond litigation for a quicker resolution.
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