Children & Parenting

Posted: 13th March 2019

Posted in: Children & Parenting, Divorce, Family Law & Mediation, News, Parenting Orders

Posted by: Fiona Browne, Associate

Managing the joint task of raising children after separation and/or divorce is critical to the long term happiness of children. A complicating…

Posted: 13th March 2019

Posted in: Children & Parenting, Divorce, Family Law & Mediation, News

Posted by: Fiona Browne, Associate

For some people, separation or divorce may include a lengthy and unpleasant experience in the Family Court. Parties may be unable to…

Posted: 21st August 2017

Posted in: Children & Parenting, Parenting Orders

Posted by: Fiona Browne, Associate

A recent decision in the Melbourne registry of the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia dealt with this issue. The…

Posted: 25th April 2017

Posted in: Children & Parenting, News

Posted by: Stephanie Wright, Solicitor

In the absence of a Court Order, by law, parents have all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority in relation to their child.…

Posted: 22nd February 2017

Posted in: Children & Parenting, Divorce, News

Posted by: Luke Brandon, Partner

Recent news of Grant Hackett and Dan Vickerman put back in the fore the issue of mental health. Both huge men in…

Posted: 22nd November 2016

Posted in: Children & Parenting, News, Parenting Orders

Posted by: Hannah Parsons, Associate

As family law practitioners on the Gold Coast, a place well known for its transient population, we are often faced with clients…