You may feel unsure about what to do during or after separation and divorce. Seeking legal help is necessary to know your rights and obligations, look after yourself and to deal with children, financial and/or property matters
It’s often a difficult time, and we’re here to help you about how to look after yourself and legal issues relating to ending a relationship:
- Your rights and responsibilities
- Alternatives to court
- Children matters after divorce or separation
- Financial and property matters
Like parents, children may suffer a difficult time when their parents go through divorce or separation. A court is required to give greater weight to the consideration of the need to protect children from harm. Our legal advice involves:
- The legal considerations for the best interests of the child
- Parental responsibility during/after separation and divorce
- Financial responsibility for children during/ after separation and divorce
- Parenting agreements
Working out how to divide your money and property after a relationship breakdown can be stressful. You need legal advice from experienced experts, we’re here to help with:
- How should property be divided?
- Informal agreements
- Financial or property agreements
- Consent orders
- Superannuation
- Property settlement and going to court
On some occasions, you need to consider if you are entitled to or need to pay to your ex-partner ‘spousal maintenance’ – we can help you and provide advice on:
- Entitlements of the spouse / partner to any maintenance payments
- Helping partner or spouse to claim the payments
- Defending against partner or spouse claim for payments
- Drafting Court order (by agreement or Judge decision) or by Binding Agreement
Not sure about your case? Just give us a call
We can help with:
- Your rights and obligations during and after divorce or separation
- Children matters
- Financial and property matters
- Alternatives to court
- Divorce or separation process
- Going to court and more
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