Child Issues

In our Child Issues & Parenting Section

• Parental Responsibility

  • What is Parental Responsibility & what type of Order might the Court make
  • What is Equal Shared Parental Responsibility
  • Will Equal Shared Parental Responsbility apply to us
  • What is Sole Parental Responsibility
  • Will Sole Parental Responsibility apply to us
  • Who makes the 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

  • What is Shared Care or Equal Time and will it apply to us
  • What is Substantial and Significant Time and when does it apply

• Grandparents: Ability to see Grandchildren

   

   

  • What are Grandparents’ rights to see Granchildren
  • Can a Grandparent apply to the Court for an Order to see their Grandchild
  • Can a Grandparent attend Family Dispute Resolution (Mediation) to arrange to see their Grandchild
  • Putting Grandparents in Parenting Plans

• Documenting a Parenting Agreement

  • How is a Parenting Agreement documented
  • Documenting an Agreement -versus- Not Documenting an Agreement
  • What are the Risks of not documenting your Parenting Agreement
  • What is a Parenting Consent Order and do I need one
  • What is a Parenting Plan & what should go in a Parenting Plan
  • Should I have a Parenting Plan or a Consent Order

• Best Interests of the Children

  • What does the phrase ‘In the Best Interests of the Child’ mean and why do Courts use it
  • How does a Court determine what is in the ‘Best Interests of a Child’

• Relocation of a Parent with a Child

  • Can I stop the other parent relocating with my Child
  • We’re on friendly terms – Do I worry about possible relocation
  • The other parent might relocate: Do I need to do anything
  • Court Orders about Relocation explained in full
  • How does a Court decide Relocation cases if a parent moves away or wants to move away

• Change of a Child’s Surname

   

  • Can a Parent Change a Child’s Surname
  • Can I use a surname not on the Child’s Birth Certificate
  • Can I prevent, stop or reverse a Child’s Surname change
  • What are the matters considered by Courts when making Orders about a Child’s Surname

• Child Passports & Overseas Travel after Separation or Divorce

  • How do a get a Passport for a Child of Divorced or Separated Parents
  • How to make a Special Circumstances Application to the Australian Passport Office
  • How do i stop a Child from Travelling Overseas: Passport not yet issued
  • How do I stop a Child from Travelling Overseas: Child already has a Passport
  • How to get a Court Order for a Child Passport or to Prevent Child Travel
  • What are the matters considered by the Court regarding issuing a Passport or Overseas Travel Order

• How to change a Final Parenting Order previously made by the Court

  • How to change a Final Parenting Order by Agreement
  • How to Change a Final Parenting Order when the other party does not Agree

• International Child Abduction

  • List of Hague Convention Countries
  • What happens if a Child is taken to a Hague Convention Country
  • What happens if a Child is kidnapped to a Non Hague Convention Country

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