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ADOPTION

• • When can a Step Parent adopt their Step Child
  • How do I get Family Court leave to commence Adoption proceedings
  • 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
  • How to adopt a Child from Overseas
  • How are Adopted Parents selected by authorities

BINDING FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS

• • What is a Binding Financial Agreement
  • Details of the different types of Binding Financial Agreement:
    • Cohabitation Agreement
    • Pre-Nuptial Agreement
    • Post-Nuptial Agreement
    • Separation Agreement
    • Divorce Agreement
  • Who can enter into a Binding Financial Agreement
  • When can you make a Binding Financial Agreement
  • What can you put in a Binding Financial Agreement
  • Is it too late to do a Binding Financial Agreement
  • Are BFA’s actually Binding and Enforceable – Can you Rely on it?
  • How having a Binding Financial Agreement might help your Succession and Estate Planning

CHILD ISSUES

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

CHILD SUPPORT

• • What is a Child Support Agreement
  • What’s the difference between Child Support & Child Maintenance
  • Who is liable to pay Child Support
  • Does Child Support have to be paid
  • When does Child Support end
  • What is the procedure & steps involved for Child Support payments
  • Can I get Child Maintenance for Adult Children over 18 years
  • How is Child Support Calculated
  • What if I disagree with a Child Support Agency Decision

CONSENT ORDERS

• • Consent Orders or Parenting Plan to document Parenting Agreement
  • The Basics you need to know about Consent Orders
  • When can you use Consent Orders
  • Why should I get Consent Orders: The Benefits
  • Can Consent Orders I do myself be binding or do I need a Lawyer
  • Will the Court make the Consent Orders we agree on
  • What is the procedure & steps involved to get Consent Orders
  • Consent Orders or BFA to document Property Settlement
  • Breaching (Contravening a Court Order (or Consent Order)
  • Changing a Final Parenting Order when the other party agrees
  • Changing a Final Parenting Order when the other party does not agree

COSTS

• • When are Costs Ordered in Family Law Matters
  • List (with click through links) to Multiple Actual Court Decisions on Costs

COURT ISSUES & SELF REPRESENTING

• • Tips & Traps: Secrets from the Legal Experts
  • How to Prepare a Good Family Court Affidavit
  • Affidavits: Different Types & their Uses
  • How to properly attach Documents to Affidavits
  • Do You Swear or Affirm an Affidavit

CONTRAVENTION OF COURT ORDERS

• • When is a Court Order Breached (contravened)
  • Can you have an excuse for breaching (contravening) a Court Order
  • What happens if you prove (contravene) a Court Order
  • How do you prove a breach (contravention) of a Court Order
  • How do I make a Contravention Application

DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS

• • How do you know if you are technically in a De Facto Relationship
  • Use this Checklist to see if you are in a De Facto Relationship
  • What are the Time Limits for De Faco Relationships
  • How do I Register a De Facto Relationship & do I need to
  • The law for Qld De Facto C ouples who separated before 21 March 2009
  • Should I enter into a Binding Financial Agreement to protect myself
  • What type of Binding Financial Agreement do I need
  • How to Protect your Assets

DIVORCE

• • When, how to & the requirements to get a Divorce
  • Separations under the Same Roof
  • How reconciliations after separation affect the 12 month period
  • List of Steps to follow to get a Divorce
  • How much does a Divorce Cost
  • How long does a Divorce Take

FAMILY & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• • What are examples of a Child being exposed to Family Violence
  • Who makes the Application for a Domestic Violence Protection Order
  • What are examples of Family Violence having occurred
  • What amounts to Family Violence & when has Family Violence occurred
  • Domestic Violence: The Law you need to know
  • What amounts to actual Domestic Violence having been committed
  • When will a Court make a Domestic Violence Protection Order
  • What does a Domestic Violence Protection Order say
  • How long does a Domestic Violence Protection Order apply for
  • How to get a Temporary or Urgent Domestic Violence Protection Order
  • Can you end (revoke) or vary (change) a Domestic Violence Protection Order
  • Who will represent you in Court

MEDIATION & FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• • What is Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution
  • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court: Property Matters
  • Do I need to go to Mediation before going to Court: Parenting Matters
  • What is a Section 60I Family Dispute Resolution Certificate & do I need one of these Certificates
  • How to prepare for a Mediation, Family Dispute Resolution Conferencre or Conciliation Conference
  • The Essentials you need to know to get ready for Mediation
  • Mediation Tips to help you prepare for Mediation
  • What happens next if an Agreement is reached at Mediation
  • What happens next if an Agreement is not reached at Mediation

PROPERTY SETTLEMENT

• • What will our Property Settlement & Division involve
  • How do I work out how much I will get or pay – How is Property Division decided by the Courts – The 4 Steps
  • Example of how a percentage property divison might be done
  • Do I have to document my Property Settlement Agreement
  • What are the Risks of not documenting your Property Settlement
  • How do you document your Property Settlement
  • Consent Orders or BFA to document Property Settlement
  • Property which must be divided
  • Your Company & Property Settlement
  • Your Business & Property Settlement
  • Trusts in a Property Settlement
  • Repaying Loans or Gifts from relatives given during Relationship
  • How do I get some of my partner’s Superannuation / Giving some of your Superannuation to your spouse in Property Settlement Superannuation Split
  • Can I avoid paying Stamp Duty, keep Capitals Gains Tax benefits or what about adjustments for future Tax Liabilities
  • My former spouse is going Bankrupt – How does that effect our Property Settlement
  • Can a Third Party such as Banks or Creditor become involved in our Property Settlement
  • What is the Time Limit to do a Property Settlement
  • See some actual Property Settlement Cases

SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS

• • What are the laws applying to Same Sex Relationships
  • Is it Necessary to Register a Same Sex Relationship & How do you do so
  • Which States or Territories allow  Same Sex Couples to have a Civil Union
  • Are Same Sex Couples able to Foster or Adopt Children
  • Same Sex Couples using Artificial Insemination to have a Baby
  • Do you need to do a Binding Financial Agreement to protect your Assets?
  • What type of Binding Financial Agreement might you consider?
  • What are the Requirements to exist for a Court to say you’re in a De Facto Relationship
  • Use this checklist to see if you might be considered legally are in a De Facto Relationship
  • The Time Limits applying to Property Settlement for De Facto Relationships
  • How to protect your assets if you are in a Same Sex De Facto Relationship

SEPARATION

• • The Stages of Separation Explained
  • What information you must know after Separation & Where to get Help
  • Separation To Do Checklist: Child Issues
  • Separation To Do Checklist: Financial & Property Issues
  • Separation To Do Checklist: Practical & Miscellaneous Issues
  • What you must known about Jointly Owned Real Estate after Separation
  • How Separation affects your Will & Superannuation
  • What are the relevant Time Limits

SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE

• • Who can get Spousal Maintenance
  • When is Spousal Maintenance Payable
  • Matters considered by Courts for Spousal Maintenance
  • How is Spousal Maintenance Calculated
  • Issues of Periodic Payments, Lump Sum Payments, Financial Circumstances Change, Failure to Pay
  • When Payment of Spousal Maintenance will end
  • Spousal Maintenance Time Limits

SURROGACY

• • What is the Law about Surrogacy, including Overseas Surrogacy Arrangements
  • Who is legally eligible to enter into a Surrogacy Arrangement
  • What is the procedure for Surrogacy Arrangement
  • What payments can be made to a Surrogate Birth Mother
  • What are the Benefits of Surrogacy Arrangements
  • What are the Risks of entering into a Surrogacy Agreement
  • What are the proposed changes to Surrogacy Laws in Queensland

OTHER ISSUES

• • What you need to know about opting in or out for your own or your Child’s My Health Record
  • How Separation effects Your Will & Superannuation
  • The effect of Divorce on your Will, family after Death, Life Insurance & Superannuation

COURT DECISIONS

• • See our Page listing all the topic areas with various cases on issues including:
    • Binding Financial Agreements
    • Various Child & Parenting Issues
    • Child Support
    • Contravene Court Order
    • Costs
    • Defacto Relationships
    • Evidence
    • Family Violence
    • Property Settlement
    • Spousal Maintenance
    • Separation

Or…. Go Directly to Specific Topics on our Website

• • • Adoption

• • • Binding Financial Agreements

• • • Child Issues

• • • Child Support

• • • Consent Orders

• • • Court Issues & Self Representing

• • • De Facto Relationships

• • • Divorce

• • • Family & Domestic Violence

• • • Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution

• • • Property Settlement

• • • Same Sex Relationships

• • • Separation

• • • Spousal Maintenance

• • • Surrogacy

• • • DIY Kits & Ebooks

• • • Actual Cases

• • • Law Dictionary

• • • Links & Resources

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