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  • Topics
    • List of our Most Popular Pages
    • Adoption
      • Step Parent Adoption Explained
      • Step Parent Adoption: Alternatives Explained
      • Step Parent Adoption: Obtaining Family Court Leave to Commence Proceedings
      • Adoption Alternatives: Step Parent getting Parenting Order
      • Adoption Alternatives: Guardianship, Will for Inheritance
      • Overseas Child Adoption Explained
      • Overseas Adoption: How Parents Selected
      • Overseas Adoption: Final Adoption Order
    • Binding Financial Agreements
      • What is a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Who can enter into a Binding Financial Agreement
      • When can you enter into a Binding Financial Agreement
      • What can you put in a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Advantages of having a Binding Financial Agreement
      • The different types of Binding Financial Agreements & which to use
      • Is it too late to make a Binding Financial Agreement
      • How to tell your Partner you want a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Disadvantages of having a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Consent Orders or a BFA to Document a Property Settlement
      • Can you prepare a Binding Financial Agreement yourself?
      • Are Binding Financial Agreements actually enforceable
      • Can a BFA be Set Aside, Updated or Terminated
      • Binding Financial Agreements helping Succession & Estate Planning
    • Child Issues
      • Parental Responsibility
        • What is Parental Responsibility & What type of Parental Responsibility Orders do Courts make
        • What does Equal Shared Parental Responsibility mean
        • When does Equal Shared Parental Responsibility apply
        • What does Sole Parental Responsibility mean
        • When does Sole Parental Responsibility apply
        • Who makes Long Term, Short Term and Day to Day Decisions for the Child
        • What are the major Long Term Issues that must be made by Parents with Shared Parental Responsibility
      • Child's Time with each Parent
        • When is Shared Care or Equal time with Kids Ordered
        • What is Substantial & Significant Time with Children and when is it Ordered
      • Grandparents seeing Grandchildren
        • Grandparents Rights to see their Grandchildren
        • Grandparents: Apply to Court for Order to see Grandchildren
        • Grandparents: Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution
        • Grandparents: Time with Grandkids in Parenting Plans
        • Grandparents: Financial Arrangements if have care of Grandchild
      • Documenting Parenting Agreements
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: How to document it
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement or Not Documenting the Agreement
        • Documenting our Parenting Agreement: Risks of Not Documenting it
        • Documenting Parenting Agreement: Parenting Plan or Consent Orders
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: Consent Orders
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: Parenting Plans
      • Best Interests of Child
        • What does ‘Best Interests of Child’ mean & How do Courts apply it
        • What factors does a Court look at to Decide the Best Interests of a Child
      • Relocation of Child
        • Can I Stop the Other Parent relocating with my Child
        • Relocation: Other Parent might relocate, do I need to do anything
        • Relocation: We’re on friendly terms, should I worry about getting Orders
        • Relocation: Court Orders explained in full
        • Relocation: Matters Considered by Courts when Making Relocation or Recovery Orders
      • Changing Child Surname
        • Can a Parent Change a Child’s Surname
        • Using a Name Not on the Child’s Birth Certificate
        • Can you Prevent, Stop or Reverse a Child’s Name Change
        • Matters considered by Courts making Orders about a Child’s Name
      • Child Passports & Overseas Travel
        • How do I get a Passport for Child of Separated or Divorced Parents
        • How to make a Special Circumstances Application for a Child Passport
        • Preventing a Child Travelling Overseas: Passport already Issued
        • Preventing a Child Travelling Overseas: No Passport Issued
        • Obtaining Court Order regarding Passport or Overseas Travel
        • Matters considered by Court regarding Passport or Overseas Travel Order
      • Changing Parenting Orders
        • Court Orders: How to Change if the other party Agrees
        • Court Orders: How to Change if the other party does not Agree
      • International Child Abduction
        • Child taken to Hague Convention Country
        • Child taken to Non Hague Convention Country
        • List of Hague Convention Countries
    • Child Support
      • Who is liable to pay Child Support
      • Procedure & Steps for Child Support Payments
      • How is Child Support Calculated
      • Does Child Support have to be paid
      • Disagreeing with a Child Support Agency Decision
      • What is the Difference between Child Support and Child Maintenance
      • When does Child Support End
      • Lump Sum Child Support Payments
      • Can I get Child Maintenance for Adult Children over 18 Years
      • Private Child Support Agreements between Parents
      • Binding Child Support Agreements
      • Limited Child Support Agreements
      • Unregistered (Informal) Child Support Agreements
      • The Law for Child Support Agreements made before 1 July 2008
    • Consent Orders
      • Basics of Consent Orders you need to know
      • When can you use Consent Orders
      • Advantages of Consent Orders
      • Will Consent Orders done myself be Binding?
      • Procedure & Steps to get Consent Orders
      • Will the Court make the Consent Orders you agree on
    • Contraventions of Orders
      • Contravening & Changing Court Orders
      • When is an Order Breached (Contravened)
      • What happens if you breach (contravene) a Court Order
      • Can you have an Excuse for Breaching (contravening) a Court Order
      • How to prove a Breach (Contravention) of a Court Order
      • How do you make a Contravention Application
      • Contempt of Court
      • Parenting Orders: Changing if the other party Agrees
      • Parenting Orders: Changing if the other party does not Agree
    • Costs Orders
      • When are Costs Orders Made
      • What happens if you breach (contravene) a Court Order
      • Court Decisions on Costs
    • Court Process & Self-Representing
      • Family Law Tips & Traps from the Legal Experts for Court & Representing Yourself
      • Interim Hearings in Federal Circuit Court
      • Affidavits
        • Affidavits: Different Types & How to Use them
        • How to Prepare a Good Family Court Affidavit
        • Interim Hearing Affidavits in Federal Circuit Court
        • Attaching Documents to Affidavits in Federal Circuit Court
        • Affidavits in the Family Court
        • Do you Swear or Affirm an Affidavit
    • De Facto Relationships
      • Use this Checklist to see if you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Requirements of Court to say you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Time Limits for De Facto Relationships
      • Do you need a Financial Agreement to protect yourself?
      • Which type of Financial Agreement do you need?
      • Registration of a De Facto Relationship & Do You Need to
      • The Law for Qld De De Facto Couples who separated before 1 March 2009
    • Divorce
      • When, how & the requirements to Divorce
      • How much does a Divorce Cost
      • How long does a Divorce Take
      • How reconciliations after separation affect the 12 month Divorce period
      • List of Steps to get Divorced
      • Divorce for Marriages under 2 years duration
      • Divorce in Australia when Married Overseas
      • How Divorce affects your Will, family after Death, Superannuation & Life Insurance
    • Family & Domestic Violence
      • Domestic Violence Death Review Statistics Report 2018
      • When Family Violence under Family Law Act occurs
      • Examples of Behaviour amounting to Family Violence
      • Examples of a Child exposed to Family or Domestic Violence
      • Domestic Violence: The Law you need to know
      • What is Domestic Violence
      • How long does a Domestic Violence Protection Order last
      • What does a Domestic Violence Protection Order Say
      • When will a Court make a Domestic Violence Protection Order
      • Temporary or Urgent Domestic Violence Protection Orders
      • Who makes an Application for a Protection Order
      • Representation in Court in Domestic Violence Matters
      • Ending or changing a Domestic Violence Protection Order
    • Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution
      • Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution Explained
      • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court in a Parenting Matter
      • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court in a Property Settlement Matter
      • What is a Section 60I Certificate & do you need it
      • Essentials you need to know to be ready for Mediation
      • How to prepare for a Mediation, Family Dispute Resolution Conference or Conciliation Conference
      • Tips to best prepare for your Mediation
      • What happens next if an Agreement is reached at Mediation
      • What happens next if an Agreement is not reached at Mediation
    • Property Settlement
      • Who Gets to Keep the Dog if you Separate?
      • How is Property Settlement Calculated: The 4 Steps
      • How much will I Get or have to Pay in our Property Settlement
      • Common Property which must be Divided in Your Property Settlement
      • Do you have to Document your Property Settlement
      • How is Property Settlement Documented
      • Consent Orders or a BFA to Document a Property Settlement
      • Risks of not Documenting your Property Settlement
      • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
      • Superannuation Splitting as part of Property Settlement
      • Dealing with your Business in your Property Settlement
      • Dealing with your Company in a Property Settlement
      • What happens to our Trust in our Property Settlement
      • Repaying Loans or Gifts from Relatives made during the Relationship
      • Property Settlement: Capital Gains Tax & Stamp Duty
      • Bankrupt Spouse in a Property Settlement
      • Time Limits & Extensions
      • Third Parties becoming involved in a Property Settlement
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Financial & Property Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Practical & Miscellaneous Issues
    • Same Sex Relationships
      • Laws Applying to Same Sex Relationships
      • Same Sex Relationships: Civil Unions
      • Registering a Same Sex Relationship when not Married
      • Same Sex Couples: Using Artificial Insemination to have a Baby
      • Same Sex Couples: Fostering or Adopting Children
      • Do you need a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Which type of Binding Financial Agreements do you need
      • Checklist to see if you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Requirements of Court to say you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Time Limits for De Facto Relationships
    • Separation
      • Stages of Separation
      • Separation: Necessary Information & Where to get Help
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Child Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Financial & Property Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Practical & Miscellaneous Issues
      • Separations under the Same Roof
      • Separation & Jointly Owned Real Estate
      • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
      • Separation: Time Limits
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      • When is Spousal Maintenance Payable
      • Who can get paid Spousal Maintenance
      • How is Spousal Maintenance Calculated
      • Spousal Maintenance: Payment Questions
      • Spousal Maintenance: Matters considered by Courts
      • Spousal Maintenance: Time Limits
    • Surrogacy
      • Surrogacy: The Law Explained
      • Who can legally enter a Surrogacy Arrangement
      • Procedure to enter a Surrogacy Arrangement
      • Payment & Surrogacy Arrangements
      • Benefits of Surrogacy Agreements
      • Risks of Surrogacy
      • Proposed Changes to Surrogacy Law in Qld
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  • Home
  • Topics
    • List of our Most Popular Pages
    • Adoption
      • Step Parent Adoption Explained
      • Step Parent Adoption: Alternatives Explained
      • Step Parent Adoption: Obtaining Family Court Leave to Commence Proceedings
      • Adoption Alternatives: Step Parent getting Parenting Order
      • Adoption Alternatives: Guardianship, Will for Inheritance
      • Overseas Child Adoption Explained
      • Overseas Adoption: How Parents Selected
      • Overseas Adoption: Final Adoption Order
    • Binding Financial Agreements
      • What is a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Who can enter into a Binding Financial Agreement
      • When can you enter into a Binding Financial Agreement
      • What can you put in a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Advantages of having a Binding Financial Agreement
      • The different types of Binding Financial Agreements & which to use
      • Is it too late to make a Binding Financial Agreement
      • How to tell your Partner you want a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Disadvantages of having a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Consent Orders or a BFA to Document a Property Settlement
      • Can you prepare a Binding Financial Agreement yourself?
      • Are Binding Financial Agreements actually enforceable
      • Can a BFA be Set Aside, Updated or Terminated
      • Binding Financial Agreements helping Succession & Estate Planning
    • Child Issues
      • Parental Responsibility
        • What is Parental Responsibility & What type of Parental Responsibility Orders do Courts make
        • What does Equal Shared Parental Responsibility mean
        • When does Equal Shared Parental Responsibility apply
        • What does Sole Parental Responsibility mean
        • When does Sole Parental Responsibility apply
        • Who makes Long Term, Short Term and Day to Day Decisions for the Child
        • What are the major Long Term Issues that must be made by Parents with Shared Parental Responsibility
      • Child's Time with each Parent
        • When is Shared Care or Equal time with Kids Ordered
        • What is Substantial & Significant Time with Children and when is it Ordered
      • Grandparents seeing Grandchildren
        • Grandparents Rights to see their Grandchildren
        • Grandparents: Apply to Court for Order to see Grandchildren
        • Grandparents: Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution
        • Grandparents: Time with Grandkids in Parenting Plans
        • Grandparents: Financial Arrangements if have care of Grandchild
      • Documenting Parenting Agreements
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: How to document it
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement or Not Documenting the Agreement
        • Documenting our Parenting Agreement: Risks of Not Documenting it
        • Documenting Parenting Agreement: Parenting Plan or Consent Orders
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: Consent Orders
        • Documenting Your Parenting Agreement: Parenting Plans
      • Best Interests of Child
        • What does ‘Best Interests of Child’ mean & How do Courts apply it
        • What factors does a Court look at to Decide the Best Interests of a Child
      • Relocation of Child
        • Can I Stop the Other Parent relocating with my Child
        • Relocation: Other Parent might relocate, do I need to do anything
        • Relocation: We’re on friendly terms, should I worry about getting Orders
        • Relocation: Court Orders explained in full
        • Relocation: Matters Considered by Courts when Making Relocation or Recovery Orders
      • Changing Child Surname
        • Can a Parent Change a Child’s Surname
        • Using a Name Not on the Child’s Birth Certificate
        • Can you Prevent, Stop or Reverse a Child’s Name Change
        • Matters considered by Courts making Orders about a Child’s Name
      • Child Passports & Overseas Travel
        • How do I get a Passport for Child of Separated or Divorced Parents
        • How to make a Special Circumstances Application for a Child Passport
        • Preventing a Child Travelling Overseas: Passport already Issued
        • Preventing a Child Travelling Overseas: No Passport Issued
        • Obtaining Court Order regarding Passport or Overseas Travel
        • Matters considered by Court regarding Passport or Overseas Travel Order
      • Changing Parenting Orders
        • Court Orders: How to Change if the other party Agrees
        • Court Orders: How to Change if the other party does not Agree
      • International Child Abduction
        • Child taken to Hague Convention Country
        • Child taken to Non Hague Convention Country
        • List of Hague Convention Countries
    • Child Support
      • Who is liable to pay Child Support
      • Procedure & Steps for Child Support Payments
      • How is Child Support Calculated
      • Does Child Support have to be paid
      • Disagreeing with a Child Support Agency Decision
      • What is the Difference between Child Support and Child Maintenance
      • When does Child Support End
      • Lump Sum Child Support Payments
      • Can I get Child Maintenance for Adult Children over 18 Years
      • Private Child Support Agreements between Parents
      • Binding Child Support Agreements
      • Limited Child Support Agreements
      • Unregistered (Informal) Child Support Agreements
      • The Law for Child Support Agreements made before 1 July 2008
    • Consent Orders
      • Basics of Consent Orders you need to know
      • When can you use Consent Orders
      • Advantages of Consent Orders
      • Will Consent Orders done myself be Binding?
      • Procedure & Steps to get Consent Orders
      • Will the Court make the Consent Orders you agree on
    • Contraventions of Orders
      • Contravening & Changing Court Orders
      • When is an Order Breached (Contravened)
      • What happens if you breach (contravene) a Court Order
      • Can you have an Excuse for Breaching (contravening) a Court Order
      • How to prove a Breach (Contravention) of a Court Order
      • How do you make a Contravention Application
      • Contempt of Court
      • Parenting Orders: Changing if the other party Agrees
      • Parenting Orders: Changing if the other party does not Agree
    • Costs Orders
      • When are Costs Orders Made
      • What happens if you breach (contravene) a Court Order
      • Court Decisions on Costs
    • Court Process & Self-Representing
      • Family Law Tips & Traps from the Legal Experts for Court & Representing Yourself
      • Interim Hearings in Federal Circuit Court
      • Affidavits
        • Affidavits: Different Types & How to Use them
        • How to Prepare a Good Family Court Affidavit
        • Interim Hearing Affidavits in Federal Circuit Court
        • Attaching Documents to Affidavits in Federal Circuit Court
        • Affidavits in the Family Court
        • Do you Swear or Affirm an Affidavit
    • De Facto Relationships
      • Use this Checklist to see if you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Requirements of Court to say you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Time Limits for De Facto Relationships
      • Do you need a Financial Agreement to protect yourself?
      • Which type of Financial Agreement do you need?
      • Registration of a De Facto Relationship & Do You Need to
      • The Law for Qld De De Facto Couples who separated before 1 March 2009
    • Divorce
      • When, how & the requirements to Divorce
      • How much does a Divorce Cost
      • How long does a Divorce Take
      • How reconciliations after separation affect the 12 month Divorce period
      • List of Steps to get Divorced
      • Divorce for Marriages under 2 years duration
      • Divorce in Australia when Married Overseas
      • How Divorce affects your Will, family after Death, Superannuation & Life Insurance
    • Family & Domestic Violence
      • Domestic Violence Death Review Statistics Report 2018
      • When Family Violence under Family Law Act occurs
      • Examples of Behaviour amounting to Family Violence
      • Examples of a Child exposed to Family or Domestic Violence
      • Domestic Violence: The Law you need to know
      • What is Domestic Violence
      • How long does a Domestic Violence Protection Order last
      • What does a Domestic Violence Protection Order Say
      • When will a Court make a Domestic Violence Protection Order
      • Temporary or Urgent Domestic Violence Protection Orders
      • Who makes an Application for a Protection Order
      • Representation in Court in Domestic Violence Matters
      • Ending or changing a Domestic Violence Protection Order
    • Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution
      • Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution Explained
      • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court in a Parenting Matter
      • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court in a Property Settlement Matter
      • What is a Section 60I Certificate & do you need it
      • Essentials you need to know to be ready for Mediation
      • How to prepare for a Mediation, Family Dispute Resolution Conference or Conciliation Conference
      • Tips to best prepare for your Mediation
      • What happens next if an Agreement is reached at Mediation
      • What happens next if an Agreement is not reached at Mediation
    • Property Settlement
      • Who Gets to Keep the Dog if you Separate?
      • How is Property Settlement Calculated: The 4 Steps
      • How much will I Get or have to Pay in our Property Settlement
      • Common Property which must be Divided in Your Property Settlement
      • Do you have to Document your Property Settlement
      • How is Property Settlement Documented
      • Consent Orders or a BFA to Document a Property Settlement
      • Risks of not Documenting your Property Settlement
      • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
      • Superannuation Splitting as part of Property Settlement
      • Dealing with your Business in your Property Settlement
      • Dealing with your Company in a Property Settlement
      • What happens to our Trust in our Property Settlement
      • Repaying Loans or Gifts from Relatives made during the Relationship
      • Property Settlement: Capital Gains Tax & Stamp Duty
      • Bankrupt Spouse in a Property Settlement
      • Time Limits & Extensions
      • Third Parties becoming involved in a Property Settlement
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Financial & Property Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Practical & Miscellaneous Issues
    • Same Sex Relationships
      • Laws Applying to Same Sex Relationships
      • Same Sex Relationships: Civil Unions
      • Registering a Same Sex Relationship when not Married
      • Same Sex Couples: Using Artificial Insemination to have a Baby
      • Same Sex Couples: Fostering or Adopting Children
      • Do you need a Binding Financial Agreement
      • Which type of Binding Financial Agreements do you need
      • Checklist to see if you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Requirements of Court to say you are in a De Facto Relationship
      • Time Limits for De Facto Relationships
    • Separation
      • Stages of Separation
      • Separation: Necessary Information & Where to get Help
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Child Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Financial & Property Issues
      • Separation To Do Checklist: Practical & Miscellaneous Issues
      • Separations under the Same Roof
      • Separation & Jointly Owned Real Estate
      • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
      • Separation: Time Limits
    • Spousal Maintenance
      • When is Spousal Maintenance Payable
      • Who can get paid Spousal Maintenance
      • How is Spousal Maintenance Calculated
      • Spousal Maintenance: Payment Questions
      • Spousal Maintenance: Matters considered by Courts
      • Spousal Maintenance: Time Limits
    • Surrogacy
      • Surrogacy: The Law Explained
      • Who can legally enter a Surrogacy Arrangement
      • Procedure to enter a Surrogacy Arrangement
      • Payment & Surrogacy Arrangements
      • Benefits of Surrogacy Agreements
      • Risks of Surrogacy
      • Proposed Changes to Surrogacy Law in Qld
    • Other Issues
      • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
      • Separation & Jointly Owned Real Estate
      • Privacy: My Health Record for Adults & Children
  • Actual Cases
  • Kits & Ebooks
  • Links, Calculators & Dictionary
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Step Parent Adoption

  • When can a Step Parent adopt their Step Child
  • How do I get Family Court leave to commence Adoption proceedings

Alternatives to Step Parent Adoption

  • What are the alternatives to Adoption for a Step Parent
  • How a Step parent gets a Parenting Order for a Step Child
  • When can a Will provide for Inheritance by & Guardianship of a Step Child



Adopting a Child from Overseas

  • How to adopt a Child from Overseas
  • How are Adopted Parents selected by authorities
  • What is a Final Adoption Order & how do I get one

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  • When can a Will provide for Inheritance by & Guardianship of a Step Child
  • How to adopt a Child from Overseas
  • How are Adopted Parents selected by authorities
  • What is a Final Adoption Order & how do I get one
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