by Kate | Oct 4, 2022 | Children’s Issues, Divorce and Separation, Family Law, Mediations, Parenting co-ordination
Following a parenting plan during and after a divorce or separation can be difficult for some. A parenting agreement or Orders have been made by the Court. Now what do we do, you may ask yourself? So have the conflicts with the other parents regarding the children...
by Kate | Sep 27, 2022 | Children’s Issues, Family Law, Family Lawyers, Parenting and Child Care
When children grow up in an environment where one parent uses power and control over the other, they can often experience a series of poor outcomes. At times the children may take out their frustration on the victim parent rather than on the perpetrator. How is this...
by Kate Rafton | Oct 10, 2021 | Children’s Issues, Latest News, News
At Rafton Family Lawyers specialist family law services we are frequently asked about issues where there is an allegation of risk to children spending time with the other party. In these cases the court will often look to an external agency to enable the other parent...
by Kate Rafton | Aug 27, 2021 | Children’s Issues, News
Surrogacy is an increasing area in which family lawyers are providing advice across Australia. Surrogacy is the legal process involved in having a parent “mother” to carry a child and proceed to birth and then provide the child back to the biological parents....
by Kate Rafton | Aug 27, 2021 | Children’s Issues, News
A common question we get asked by clients is can I get 50/50 custody or what is known as equal time after separation. The short answer is no. Whilst it’s a possibility and certainly something that the court must consider in any application for parenting, it needs to...
by Kate Rafton | Aug 13, 2021 | Children’s Issues, News
We are fielding many enquiries during the current pandemic as to the requirement for parents to comply with parenting orders during a “lockdown”. We are fielding enquiries both within and outside of NSW as many Australian states are currently impacted by the current...
