More support for parents left behind by international child abduction
26 March 2012
Australian parents dealing with the abduction of their child from Australia can access free legal assistance via a new national service which opened today.
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said that the service will provide practical support to parents in distressing circumstances.
Violence Restraining Orders or Misconduct Restraining Orders can be obtained in WA should you be fearful for your safety or defended. With legal advice from Perth Lawyers, Culshaw Miller Lawyers we can provide you with all the advice and representation you need. We can help you navigate the Perth Magistrate Court at a very difficult and fearful time.
On the 7th March 2012, Chief Judge Thackray of the Family Court of Western Australia issued a memorandum which will have an automatic effect from 9 April 2012 on all matters involving financial cases where the parties are both legally represented.
The Chief Judge has confirmed with effect from the 9 April 2012 any matter involving a financial case where both parties are legally represented will not be allocated a Conciliation Conference (meaning the matter will not proceed along the normal Court process) until the parties have either engaged in or undertaken private mediation style conferencing (“MDS”) or provided to the Court an appropriate explanation as to why they such mediation cannot be undertaken. There is an expectation that the reasons for not attending private MDS would be very limited in most circumstances.
De Facto Property Court Orders AGD Press Release
The Australian Government will be introducing a Bill in March 2012 to provide certainty to people who have orders of the federal family law courts in de facto property and maintenance matters.
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the Bill will correct oversights in 2006 and 2009 where Proclamations were not made to bring into effect changes to the Family Law Act. The Bill will also remove the need for these rare type of proclamations to be made in the future in relation to the Family Law Act.
Have you separated from your partner and are you thinking of relocating with your Children. This question affects many parents after a separation and applying for a Relocation Order in the Family Court is a difficult area of the law to navigate without specialist legal guidance.
Foremost in any decision by a Family Court is whether the proposed relocation is going to be in the best interests of a child. Although each case is different, there is a common thread that the Court system looks at
in determining whether relocation is permitted.
Estate Planning – Why is it so important for planning for the unexpected during your lifetime by appointing people you trust to make financial and personal decisions for you if you have an accident, become ill or incapacitated, and planning what will happen to your property upon your death.
A Will is essential for every adult with assets (including superannuation). The Will is the document by which the Will-maker appoints a person to administer the estate after they pass away (the Executor), and specifies who will receive the estate (the beneficiaries).
Family Law – Financial Agreements were introduced into the Australian Family Law System in 2002 and now have applicability across all relationship breakdowns in Australia.
What is a Financial Agreement?
A Financial Agreement is an agreement between two parties to a relationship (either marital or defacto in nature) which can be made at three distinct stages of the relationship. A Financial Agreement can be made before a relationship commences (a pre-nuptial type agreement), during a relationship or after a relationship has come to an end.
The Wills Act 1970 was amended by the Wills Amendment Act 2007. The amendments came into effect on 9 February 2008.
One major change in the Act was the insertion of section 14A which states that a Will shall be revoked upon the ending of a Testator’s marriage unless, pursuant to subsection 2 of that section, a contrary intention appears in the Will or there is other evidence establishing that intention.
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