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What Is A Binding Financial Agreement?
The binding financial agreement offer is a commitment before the acquisition of a company. Therefore, the binding financial agreement is the step before signing a sales contract, and it will be necessary to collect the required conditions of the operation. The master lines of the agreement will be reflected in the binding offer document. What […]
Child Support: The Complete Guide to Child Support QLD
What is Child Support? Parents have to contribute to the maintenance and education of their children. This is called the maintenance obligation and child support is an application of this obligation. Child support refers to the financial contribution that the non-custodial parent must pay to the custodial parent – in the case of sole custody. […]
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 […]
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 to see their children. It is not good for them. But this is an unusual situation but what happens if the parent’s divorce. In this scenario the laws are different, let’s […]
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 surrogate parenting, a married couple finds a substitute person to carry their child. Usually, these are parents who are not wanting to bear the child themselves. They can be physically unfit […]
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 both parties. It is given to one or more arbitrators, and they make the binding decision. The parties prefer private dispute resolution because they don’t want to go to court. Mediation: […]
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 you do after getting a date from the court? If you don’t know then don’t worry we are here to help. We have written a basic how-to article about attending a […]
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 if they are financially unstable. Spousal maintenance in Australia can also be paid by lump sum in lieu of spousal assets to be shared, such as boats or cars. There are […]
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 part to help contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us to question, how and when do we get back to normal? The […]
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 lives in ways very few saw coming. The devastating effect of COVID-19 in Aussie family law courts is already being felt. Apart from the potential health concerns, many of our clients […]