Family Law

What is Family Law?

Family Law is a very broad area of legal practice that can be divided into the following categories (amongst others):

• Divorce & separation
• Property settlement matters (eg who gets what after a separation?)
• Spousal maintenance
• Matters relating to children
  
• De Facto Relationships (including same sex relationships)
• Binding Financial Agreements (eg prenuptials, cohabitation, separation agreements...)
• Child support
• Child abuse
• International and interstate child abduction
• Domestic violence

As with any other major area of law, Family Law touches on a variety of other important subjects such as estate panning, conveyancing, financial planning and sometimes litigation. For this reason it is nearly impossible (and certainly not advisable) to deal with a family law matter on your own without the support of a qualified Australian Legal Practitioner who can navigate the family law matter itself but also the network of other considerations that must be dealt with.

To learn more about the above topics you can visit our Law Blog or click on any of the linked points above.

For your interest, some commonly used terms are explained in more detail as follows (this list will grow over time):

• Affidavit
• Appeals

If you would like to speak to a lawyer about your matter you can contact us immediately.

This website contains general information only. This site does not contain any legal advice. If you require legal advice, contact an Australian Legal Practitioner.