by rafton | Apr 26, 2024 | Family Law Fact Sheets
Our Fees For most couples, separation is a difficult time when financial resources are strained and both parties are unsure about how their income and assets will be divided. With so much uncertainty and confusion around, the last thing you need is to be hit with an... by Kate | Aug 23, 2022 | Family Law, Family Law Fact Sheets
Parenting coordination is a style of dispute resolution that is a child centred process to help parties in high conflict parenting matters. The role of this dispute resolution technique is to appoint an accredited family dispute resolution practitioner who also has... by rafton | Oct 15, 2021 | News, Family Law Fact Sheets, Latest Law News, Latest News
Since the Family Law Act 1975, the only ground for divorce in Australia is called an “irretrievable breakdown of a marriage”. Under this particular section of the Act which is Section 48, a couple when approaching the court for a divorce must have been separated for... by rafton | Sep 23, 2021 | News, Family Law Fact Sheets, Latest Law News, Latest News
The Morrison Government has earlier this week passed through Parliament legislation that will help improve visibility of superannuation assets particularly in self-managed super funds for parties in family law proceedings. The bill called The Treasury Laws Amendment... by rafton | Sep 10, 2021 | Collaborative Family Law, Family Law Fact Sheets, News
The team at Rafton Family Lawyers have been appraised and updated in relation to recent changes to the legislation. The new legislation for the family law system came into effect on 1 September 2021 and is heralded to bring sweeping changes to a system that has been... by rafton | May 5, 2020 | Family Law Fact Sheets, Care & Protection Fact Sheets
Separation is a difficult time for all parties involved including the children. Unfortunately, in many cases parents are unable to communicate directly with each other to arrange an agreement for each parent to spend time with the children. Mediation is an alternative...