by Kate Rafton | Sep 23, 2021 | Arbitrations, Latest Law News, Latest News, News
Over the last several months there has been a significant increase in extensive delays and difficulties with judicial availability in various Family Courts across Australia. We are of the view that the current lockdowns and restrictions in place, particularly across...
by Kate 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 Kate Rafton | Sep 10, 2021 | Mediations, News
The team at Rafton Family Lawyers in our offices across Penrith, Parramatta and the Hawkesbury region are able to provide assistance in relation to mediations. We work hand in hand with some partner organisations to refer our clients for cost effective and efficient...
by Kate 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 Kate Rafton | Sep 10, 2021 | Arbitrations, Mediations, News
Rafton Family Lawyers are specialist family lawyers offering Rafton’s Arbitration and Mediation practice for our colleagues in the western suburbs and Sydney. We offer specialised family law services and have accredited arbitrators and mediators available to assist...
by Kate Rafton | Sep 6, 2021 | Divorce and Separation, News
After the parties separate, divorce is often the last thing that is contemplated. The initial steps in separation under the Family Law Act 1975 are that: The parties must have found that there has been an irretrievable break down of the marriage. This is a legal and...