Family Law Lawyer Serving Mount Eliza

If you have split with your partner, working together to ascertain what's in your child's best interest can be a difficult process. We work collaboratively with you to determine your rights and your goals. 

Our expert team is experienced in working through equal shared care or 50/50 arrangements, ensuring the protection of children from abusive or controlling parents, and assisting in directing advice on international or interstate relocation as well as abuse or sexual abuse allegations. 

Whilst some situations may not require Court, and both parents can come to an agreement without a trial regarding either parenting or financial matters, we can assist with documenting your agreement by a consent order. Although you may feel confident with your informal agreement, in some circumstances, your ex-partner may change their mind, and therefore, having an order provides certainty. 

There are, however, certain issues that a consent order does not cover. At Lawyers by the Bay, our knowledgeable team can assist you in how best to approach a consent order and what the best next step is for you. 

When you separate from a partner and have a child/ren together, you may be required to pay child support regardless of how much access you have to the child. 

Our team can assist with the best way to come to an agreement, whether through the Child Support Agency or a private agreement. We work with our clients to assess the situation and ensure that the correct agreements are in place. 

There is a lot to take into consideration when going through a divorce or splitting from a partner, and it is often stressful. Either you or your ex-partner may owe money or have outstanding debts. It is, therefore, important that issues are handled by a property settlement. 

Here at Lawyers by the Bay, we assist clients in understanding and determining any debts they have with their bank, mortgage debts, credit card debts, or any finance they have on the car to work out. Then, the best approach is to settle and divide all assets. 

At Lawyers by the Bay, we are experienced in handling many scenarios connected to de facto and same-sex partnerships. 

There are a lot of factors and various situations that can occur, and it is therefore important to seek a lawyer's assistance to seek the correct information. 

In most cases, a de facto property or maintenance application can be made if: 

• The relationship existed for at least two years, or
• There is a child of the partners

However, there are many factors and complications to take into consideration, and it is, therefore, best to organise a consultation with Lawyers by the Bay today to discuss your situation.

Financial (spousal) maintenance for partners is when a partner has to maintain their ex-partner financially after a relationship ends. It differs from child maintenance, and generally, people only have to pay maintenance if they can afford it and their ex-partner can't support themselves or meet their financial requirements after the breakdown of the marriage or de facto relationship. 

There are many negotiations to take into consideration for this claim. At Lawyers by the Bay, we can assist by;

• Providing advice on the other party's entitlement to spousal maintenance 
• Make a spousal maintenance claim 
• Resisting a spousal maintenance claim
• Family violence

At Lawyers by the Bay, we have experience in handling all family law matters on behalf of a victim or person accused of family violence. Family violence is a serious matter, and we have a determined and experienced team that is able to work with a client, whether it be to apply or defend; 

• Personal safety orders
• Restraining orders
• Intervention orders
• Apprehended violence orders
• Family violence orders
• Domestic violence orders

Family violence can have a significant impact on both adults and children. We strive to make the process straightforward and simple, and as an experienced and compassionate firm, we can help you achieve the best outcome in the short and long term. 

Our team can assist with relocation and international issues regarding custody of children and what laws are in place, covering your rights as well as your children/s rights when relocation is in discussion. 

We understand that relocation cases are complex, highly emotional and have a significant impact on all parties involved. We confidently provide the best information so that an amicable agreement can be reached. 

In the event that a relationship ends, a financial agreement can be beneficial for both parties to provide some certainty and what each person is entitled to. Binding financial agreements can be used within married, de facto or same-sex relationships. 

We can confidently advise you on your binding financial agreement and ensure that it satisfies all legal requirements. 

In the event of family violence, an intervention order can be put in place by the Courts and make orders to protect people and property. 

You can be served with an intervention order, or you may need an intervention order. We can assist in talking to the police in case you require an intervention order to ensure the safety and well-being of either yourself or your family members.