by rafton | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Law Fact Sheets
Child support legislation was first introduced in 1989. The effect of the legislation was to change the calculation of child support from Court determined and payee collected, to an amount calculated by a mathematical formula and collected by the Child Support Agency...
by rafton | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Law Fact Sheets
In some family law matters involving children, there can be a dispute as to the paternity of the child in question. Disputes as to paternity can also arise in the context of child support applications, as the child support agency has very clear guidelines on who is...
by rafton | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Law Fact Sheets
Legal Aid is available for many family law matters, and in some circumstances for child support applications. The Legal Aid Commission has a focus on Dispute Resolution. Therefore, in most cases, a grant will initially be provided for the parties and their legal...
by rafton | Mar 21, 2017 | News
If you are experiencing a family dispute or breakdown and need to arrange a mediation session there may be a significant waiting period involved. We would like to remind our clients that the Family Relationship Centre at Blacktown currently has much shorter waiting...
by rafton | Mar 21, 2017 | News
With the recent publicity surrounding the legalisation of same-sex marriage in both the USA and Ireland, many social commentators are predicting changes to the Australian Marriage Act in the not-too-distant future. One of the key points that is often raised when...
