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 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 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 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 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...
by rafton | Aug 13, 2021 | Children’s Issues, News
Unfortunately in situations involving parental conflict after separation, schools often find themselves caught in the cross fire of conflict between parents relating to their school age children. Here are some of the typical scenarios that we often are able to assist...