Domestic Violence Help It is hard not to be affected by the tragic events that have occurred recently in Brisbane resulting in the deaths of a mother and her children at the hands of her former partner. Here is some valuable information to assist anyone in such a situation. The statistics on domestic violence [...]
At the start of a relationship you might own property, whatever it may be – house, car, shares, inheritance. If a separation and property division should happen, would that initial property be left out? What if that asset has dramatically increased in value? What property is in? The short answer is that, in the [...]
We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Michael Lynch has been recognised as one of Australia's leading Family Lawyers in the independent peer reviewed ‘Best Lawyers report 2020′. This is Michael's third consecutive 'Best Lawyer" award. Overall, the award was recently published in the Australian Financial Review and reflects Michael's experience and [...]
Surviving a separation is hard enough without the added stress of finally reaching an agreement on property settlement but failing to document it properly. We were recently involved in a case where the parties had separated and had reached an agreement for division of a multi-million-dollar property pool. However, the agreement had only been [...]
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers are proud to announce the listing of two of our staff on the 2020 Doyle’s awards for Family & Divorce Lawyers. Our Director Tarah Tosh is in the Leading Parenting & Child Matters Lawyers (Brisbane) list and our Associate Zoe Adams is in the Family Law Rising Stars (Queensland) list. Doyle’s guide [...]
Following the breakdown of a relationship, one party may want to make a “fresh start” and relocate from the town or region where they lived with their spouse during the relationship. If there are no children of the relationship, that party can relocate wherever they want. If there are children of the relationship, both [...]
When couples separate and are trying to resolve issues, quite often section 60I certificate is referred to. So, what is it? Do you really need to have one? What are those situations? Do I really need a section 60I certificate? If you want to make an application to the court for a parenting order [...]
It’s been the hot political topic in Family Law for the last 12 months- ‘what is happening with the Family Court'? Despite all the noise, nothing has changed. So what is the current position? There are two federal courts that have jurisdiction to deal with family law matters in Australia – the Federal Circuit [...]
Anything that can help with communication between separated parents is a good thing. For parties where communication is difficult, there is now AI technology that can help improve phone and email communication and much more. We’ve done the hard work for you and compiled a list of what’s available. Application [...]
