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“Do it yourself divorce” – How to apply for your own divorce Do you want a do it yourself divorce? You can do your own divorce application – as a sole applicant or as a joint applicant together with your ex. A “do it yourself” divorce is easier than you...
Firearm Silencers – don’t get caught out! As criminal lawyers, we have become aware of a significant increase in the number of enquires with us about firearm offences. The South Australian Police do conduct regular firearms safety audits of people with firearms licences, and I believe are doing so at...
A distraught person saw me a while back about a National Police Clearance Certificate she had requested from the Police. She required this for a new job she had been successful in gaining. Unfortunately, over 35 years ago as a teenager, she had been convicted of shoplifting. When she received...
So how does your income and spending after you have separated affect a property settlement? It’s common for people who have separated from their married or de facto partner to take the view that what income they earn and spending they do after they have separated is no business of...
What happens when one parent wishes to move house but the distance would then prevent the other parent from continuing to have the presently ordered shared time with their child? Here is one scenario where the mother wished to move house. The separated parents of a child have existing parenting...
The new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and what this means for you. From 1 September 2021 the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court merged to become the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA). The FCFCOA aims to focus on a fair...
Phone scammer takes down a favourite Aunt I want to tell you about an experience that happened to one of my aunts. A so-called Microsoft representative contacted my aunt by telephone. It was a ‘courtesy call’ to inform her there had been suspicious activity on her bank account. Naturally this...
When children are removed from Australia without one parents consent. It’s not an overly regular occurrence, but there are times when one parent takes their children overseas without the other parent’s consent – or perhaps with their consent to holiday – but then the children remain overseas with the parent...
Motor Vehicle Collision – should you call the police? A client of ours invited us to tell her story so that others who find themselves in the same situation might think twice about calling the police immediately after a motor vehicle collision. Our client was in her vehicle, stationary at...