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Category: General
Legal costs in Family Law proceedings
Proceedings in the Family Court, whether for children and parenting matters or financial matters, are stressful for all parties involved without considering the added burden of legal costs. As a family lawyer, a question commonly asked by clients is, “Can the Family Court make the other party pay my legal costs if I’m successful?”
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Family Court subpoenas; how to issue or how to respond?
In Family Court proceedings, at times, it is difficult to get the information you need out of the other party. You may need to issue a subpoena.
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Can I serve my family law documents by social media?
With more and more people working from home since the pandemic, the use of social media in all parts of everyday social and professional life continues to grow. This leads us to ask if court documents (and for our purposes, we’re talking about family law court documents) can be served using social media channels like Facebook, Twitter etc.
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What is duty of disclosure in family law?
When a marriage or de facto relationship ends and a property settlement is required, the parties are required by the Family Law Rules to provide full and frank disclosure about their financial circumstances. This is referred to as your duty of disclosure.
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Are we just dating or are we in a de facto relationship?
Whilst in the infant stages of a relationship, a common question is often, “What are we?” Are we something as simple as boyfriend and girlfriend or friends hanging out together, or are we actually in a de facto relationship?
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Your Will and the effect of separation, divorce and marriage
It is very important to keep your Will up to date to reflect changes in your personal and family circumstances, particularly in the event of separation from your partner, marriage or divorce.
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