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11 Nov 2020

Marriage Act amendments permit same sex divorce in Australia

According to a Queensland family lawyer, achieving marriage equality in Australia has also resolved a “legal grey area” for those same-sex couples who were married overseas but are now seeking to divorce. Perhaps the biggest practical effect of the 2017 amendments is that because same-sex couples can now legally marry in Australia, same-sex divorce in Australia also. Gold Coast-based family lawyer Cassandra Pullos (pictured) has spoken about the liberty now afforded to same-sex couples that were married overseas and wanted a divorce. “The flow-on effects of our much-needed marriage equality laws is the ability now for those same-sex couples married...
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19 Oct 2020

Do Grandparents Have Rights in Australia?

Grandparents have a great love for their grandchildren. They want to spend more time with them. But sometimes the parents don’t want their parents...
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13 Oct 2020

What Are The Effects Of Changing The Nature Of Parental Responsibility On The Life Of A Child?

By law, there are some defined duties, powers, authority and responsibilities of parents for their children. These are known as parental responsibility. The responsibilities...
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28 Sep 2020

Surrogacy Laws in Australia

Surrogacy explained: The word surrogate means that a person trying to achieve output for another person. This person is simply a replacement. So in...
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18 Sep 2020

Property Settlement After Divorce

Stats show that in Australia at least one-third of relationships end in divorce or separation. Usually, we don’t find accurate information about property settlement...
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9 Sep 2020

What Is The Primary Difference Between Mediation and Arbitration?

Mediation and Arbitration are different terms. Here is the basic definition of both. Arbitration: In arbitration, a dispute is submitted after an agreement between...
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1 Sep 2020

How to Attend the Family Court in Australia?

After you are done with legal documents you can attend the family court. Do you know the family court process in Australia? What do...
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25 Aug 2020

Working of Spousal Maintenance in Australia

People might ask "what is spousal maintenance?", the answer is quite simple: it is a financial assistance given by one ex-partner to the other...
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27 Mar 2020

Family Lawyers Mackay Implements Virtual Contactless Legal Services

With the continued uncertainty and while disruption to our daily lives continues here in Mackay, we are each in a position to do our...
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25 Mar 2020

The Devastating Effect of COVID-19 Already being Felt in Aussie Family Law Courts

The Coronavirus is having a significant impact throughout Australia, and the world. For many, this pandemic has arrived out of nowhere and has changed...
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