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- Category: Adoption
- I don’t think I’m the father?
- Step-Parents & Maintenance?
- Counsellors Webinar – Understanding Step-Parent Issues
- Child Maintenance Trusts
- Paternity and child support – beware!
- Step parent adoptions in Queensland
- Surrogacy in Queensland
- Proctor Article (April 2013): Steps to step-parent adoptions
- Step-Parent Adoption
- Category: Adult Child Maintenance
- Understanding Adult Child Maintenance: Legal Insights
- Keeping your birds in the nest
- What is Family Dispute Resolution?
- My child has an income – does that affect child support payments?
- Claiming Adult Child Maintenance
- How a Family Report can help your children
- When is Adult Child Support Appropriate?
- Child support for 18 year old child
- Child maintenance when kids don’t want to work
- Property Settlement and Care for Special Needs Child
- Category: Child Support
- Can my ex take part in “dangerous” activities with our children?
- Military pensions and property settlements
- Quick tips – a guide to parenting after separation
- Grandparents, babysitting, and property settlements
- What is the role of the Independent Children’s Lawyer?
- Retrieving a child from overseas – exceptions to the rule
- Quick tips – a guide to property settlement
- Think before you text your ex
- Parental responsibility – navigating cultural differences
- Seeing the truth
- Quick tips – a guide to parenting after separation
- Coping with christmas – tips for separated families
- Ensure your evidence is accurate
- Dealing with capital gains tax in a property settlement
- What is adult child maintenance?
- Paths to getting a property settlement
- New partner, new finances. What does the court need to know?
- Teachers are head of the class for helping kids
- When does the Payment of Child Support End?
- Child support arrangements with New Zealand
- What is an Independent Children’s Lawyer?
- Child support and school fees – who pays?
- Methods of Collection of Child Support
- Don’t let the fur fly over pet custody
- When superannuation is all there is
- Shared parenting v parallel parenting
- Five nights or seven
- Can I change my child’s school?
- Leaving the nest
- Tips for virtual court hearings
- If I see a solicitor does that mean I will go to Court?
- Considering Children’s Wishes In A Divorce
- Does child contact need to be encouraged?
- What say do step-parents have?
- Colour-coded co-parenting
- Downside to representing yourself
- Child Wishes: looking at the difference between an interim and final hearing
- Counsellors Webinar – Parenting and the Family Law Act
- How redundancy can affect child support payments
- Quick Tips on Child Support Agreements
- Your child’s education – who gets to decide? Some tips for separated parents
- Setting aside a binding child support agreement
- What is parental alienation?
- What if a parent dies before parenting arrangements are finalised?
- COVID-19 – Back to school and school holidays already
- What is the court COVID-19 urgent parenting list?
- COVID-19 and Parenting Arrangements
- Mother has no physical contact for 3 years – then what?
- When Does Child Support Stop?
- What is family therapy?
- Can I record conversations with my ex?
- Counsellors Webinar – Back to basics: Parenting and The Family Law Act
- What does child support cover?
- Accountants Webinar – Understanding Child Support
- The Importance of Filing your Tax Return
- Can I Stop Access if Child Support Isn’t Paid?
- What is Child Support?
- Accountants Webinar – Helpful Tips To Understanding Financial Support
- The Why and How of a Paternity Test
- General Public Webinar – De Facto, Break-Ups and Money
- Is There a Preference For Single-gender Over Co-ed Schools?
- Child Support Tips – Part 2
- Setting aside child support agreement
- What is a Contact Centre?
- Locating a parent
- High conflict in parenting cases
- How does child support work?
- Child Abuse Intervention
- Understanding Child Support Agreements
- What Is Sole Parental Responsibility?
- Parenting Laws – What’s Next?
- The Challenges of Shared Parenting
- Category: Children
- Talking about divorce with kids – an age-by-age guide
- What is parental alienation?
- Should we include CGT in our asset pool?
- Can I Record An Access Changeover?
- What is procedural fairness?
- Toxic parenting on both sides – who gets custody?
- Coercive control and access to children
- Capital gains tax and property settlement – dot your i’s and cross your t’s
- Siblings to stay together
- Different Ages, Different Wishes
- Changing a child’s surname
- Grandparent rights – a grey area
- The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Family Law for Christmas
- Quick tips – a Guide to Separation
- Working With The Wishes of a 14 Year Old
- Controlling a Parent’s Behaviour
- Changing a child’s surname
- Keeping the Lines of Communication Open
- No contact time for Grandmother
- What about Children’s Wishes?
- November deadline for court applications
- International Child Abduction
- What the Family Court merger means for you
- Can a tightly-held belief derail your parenting?
- Is an informal property settlement binding?
- Taking a risk with the bank of mum and dad
- What is a family report and how do I get one?
- Counsellors Webinar – Family Law and Grandparents
- The nightmare of rosters
- Covid, the Court and Child Vaccination
- To succeed with a contravention – get the detail right
- Can I refuse to hand over documents requested in a subpoena?
- Who gets to spend time with my kids?
- Parenting arrangements for children’s Easter school holidays
- Breach of a DV Order – What is an “emergency”?
- How To Get Custody of a Child
- If you’re going to court – be prepared
- Seven Traps of Separation
- The Lighthouse Project starting
- Relocating – but not to where you asked to go…
- Sharing information from your child’s psychologist in court
- Does your mature child have a say about where they live?
- Don’t delay – sort out that property settlement today
- My Child hasn’t come home – Now What?
- Spousal Maintenance while Caring for Children
- Staying safe in an online world
- Court ordered drug testing and its impact on parenting
- Dealing with stress
- COVID-19 border closures (August 2020) – Can I still see my children?
- What if you don’t like a judge’s order?
- Statement from the Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia – Parenting Orders
- Children don’t do affidavits
- Testing a child’s wishes
- How to Get Your Child Returned
- Do I Really Need a 60I Certificate? And What is it?
- Making Parents Communication Easier with Technology
- Where should I get divorced?
- Can a step-parent get custody?
- Is using child care a problem?
- Do Grandparents Have Rights?
- How to prepare for a family report
- Religion and best interests of the child
- Children’s passports – getting one and stopping one issue
- Can I stop my child seeing the other parent?
- Why the time with my children needs to be supervised?
- Child taken overseas – what can you do?
- What is ‘parental responsibility’?
- Is the court interested in NAPLAN?
- Does Drug Testing Happen in Family Law Cases?
- Can I Move with my Children?
- What is the Family Law Watchlist?
- What if a Child Doesn’t Want to see the Other Parent?
- The New Child Care Package
- Counsellors Webinar – Understanding Family Law
- Schools Webinar – Family Law Implications for Schools
- What is a Family Report and How do I get One?
- Obtaining Your Partner’s Medical Information During Separation – A Case Study
- What Property is Included?
- Changing a Child’s Surname – What to Consider
- Tips for Easter Holidays
- Is There a Basis For a “No Access” Order?
- Dad Pays $350,000 Fine to Fly!
- Parent and Child Relocation Related to Job Postings – What Can Happen
- ALERT: New Family Court Rules from 1 March 2018.
- How to Prepare a Divorce Application
- Court Does Not Accept Teenagers Wishes – A Case Study
- New Book Just Released!
- Parenting Disputes – A Case Study: Which School is the Right School?
- ALERT: New Procedure in the Federal Circuit Court from 1 January 2018 for Interim Applications
- Important Update: Nationwide Recognition of a Domestic Violence Order
- Counsellors Webinar – Documenting a Parenting Agreement and Enforcing Arrangements
- Coping With Christmas for Divorced Parents
- Counsellors Webinar – Practical Tips and Recent Changes in Domestic Violence
- Ordering Good Behaviour
- Counsellors Webinar – Considering Children’s Wishes In The Family Court
- Court Orders Reduction In Child’s Time With Father
- A $200k Bond To Travel With A Child Overseas
- Parenting Arrangements For A 3 Year Old
- Weighing The Wishes Of A 13 Year Old
- Mother says she Can’t Cope with Father Seeing Child
- Which school is the right school?
- Relocating with the children
- Beware Micromanaging in Parenting Orders
- New Family Law Initiative
- Step-parent contact – a case study
- What is the Magellan list?
- Changing a Parenting Court Order
- Tips for achieving overseas holiday travel with children
- Providing Notice of Overseas Travel with Children
- Boarding School, Not The Answer
- Mothers Relocation Threat and The Child’s Wishes
- Limits on children travelling overseas
- Travelling overseas, do I need consent?
- Separation – children’s needs
- Rights of pregnant women and unborn children
- Can a court compel a parent to move closer to the other parent?
- Considering Family Violence at an Interim Hearing
- Judge orders mother to stop breastfeeding
- Getting a paternity test
- Can you have sole and equal shared parental responsibility?
- Birthing Costs
- What Is A Family Report
- Tips for Easter Holidays
- Travelling to Non-Hague Convention Countries with Children
- Negotiating a property settlement
- How does the Family Law Act apply to Grandparents?
- What are the best interests of a child?
- Category: Courts and Family Law System
- How to find the best Family Lawyer for you?
- High conflict individuals: some cases always end up in court
- An informal property settlement – Can the Court interfere?
- What If I Don’t Agree With The Family Report?
- Border closures and family separation
- Why do I need a barrister?
- COVID, Courts and Contravention
- COVID-19: What are the courts doing?
- Family Court vs Federal Circuit Court
- Family Counsellors and the Family Law Act
- Counsellors Webinar – Counsellors, Courts and Confidentiality
- What’s happening in Family Law?
- What you need to know about Mediation
- What is a Vexatious Litigant?
- Launch of New Legal Resource
- Being Polite and Courteous in Court
- Cost of complying with a subpoena
- New civil partnership laws – QLD
- Interim Government report
- Court says “No!” to “no contact”
- Category: De Facto Relationships
- Transferring money from the joint account after separation
- Tips for a sweet Easter holiday for separated families
- The ‘how-to’ of De Facto property settlements
- Quick tips – practical tips to surviving separation
- What’s the definition of a de facto relationship?
- What happens to property and income acquired after separation
- Do overseas parenting orders apply here?
- Which school – who decides?
- Be Careful What You Say on Bank Loan Applications
- Protecting your superannuation in a split
- What happens to property owned before marriage?
- Relocating with the kids – the difference between interim and final orders
- What is an Appeal?
- Who gets the couch? How the Court deals with the furniture
- Top Five Benefits of Mediation
- How Can I Find My Ex’s Superannuation
- Tips on binding child support agreements
- Parenting Plan V Consent Order
- Teachers can help kids going through divorce
- A business owner’s guide to divorce
- Can I change my parenting Court order?
- What is supervised contact and who can do it?
- What you need to know about Child Support
- Are you inheriting a windfall, or just a headache?
- What happens with property when a brief relationship ends?
- Vaccinations for Children
- Does my working ex have to support me?
- Divorce or annulment?
- Beware – real estate is booming
- Communication when you are separated
- What happens in a defacto property settlement?
- Can you divest property during the divorce process?
- Are you in a defacto relationship?
- Is An Insurance Claim Property In Family Law?
- Is it better to have a female family lawyer?
- Property values at cohabitation
- Staying financially protected during a split
- What is coercive control?
- Be careful with spouse maintenance
- Spouse Maintenance – How Much and How Long?
- Claiming compensation from a relationship breakdown
- Evidence from the hairdresser?
- How unsupervised screen time can impact parenting orders
- Can you skip mediation if it’s “urgent”?
- Coping with Christmas – tips for separated families
- DNA Testing – Obtaining A Court Order
- When aged care comes between couples
- Bankruptcy and family law
- Schools Webinar – Family Law Implications for Schools
- Webinar for Counsellors – Can you move with a child? International, local and everything in between
- Webinar for Accountants – Determining percentage entitlements in property settlement
- Severing a joint tenancy
- Consenting ‘Without Admission’ – What Does That Mean?
- Treatment of a Large Inheritance in a Property Settlement – What Can Happen
- Helping your kids financially – what if they divorce?
- Webinar for Counsellors – “Out of the Mouths of Babes” – Children’s Wishes in the Family Court
- Accountants Webinar – The Treatment of Trusts in Property Settlements
- COVID-19 and Domestic Violence Help
- What Happens To Post-Separation Redundancy Payments?
- Why see a Family Lawyer?
- Relocation to outskirts of city
- New court process for property pools under $500,000
- Domestic Violence Help
- Can property be left out of a property settlement?
- How to finalise a divorce settlement
- Can you relocate while pregnant?
- Concerned about holiday contact?
- What are the most common parenting arrangements after separation?
- Accountants Webinar – “How to” of Property Settlement
- Determining A Property Settlement Where There Is A High Income
- Who Gets The Pet in a Divorce?
- Counsellors Webinar – Understanding Relocations
- Accountants Webinar – Considering Inheritances and Personal Injuries in Property Settlements
- Who Stays in the Home After Separation?
- ‘Super Split’ in a Property Settlement – What You Need to Know
- Difficulty in Setting Aside a Property Settlement – A Case Study
- Protecting Your Super Entitlement After Separation
- How Much Will I Get In A Property Settlement?
- Personal Injury Payout in Property Settlement – What Can Happen
- Free Knowledge! – Webinars for Professionals
- Child Support Q&A
- Understanding Subpoenas
- ‘How to’ Calculate a Property Settlement
- Just Because You Agree You May Not Be Covered
- What About Reckless Spending?
- Why The Time With My Children Needs To Be Supervised?
- Having A Marriage Declared Invalid Is Not Easy!
- Can I Move With The Children From Brisbane To The Gold Coast?
- “Is Travelling Overseas With My Child OK?”
- Counsellors Webinar – Counsellors, Courts and Confidentiality
- Accountants Webinar – De facto Breakups and Money
- Accountants Webinar – De Facto, Breakups and Money
- No property split after 12 year defacto relationship
- What is a Defacto Relationship?
- Defacto Property Settlements under the Family Law Act
- Developments in Property Settlements for De facto Relationships
- Category: Divorce
- Who Stays In The House?
- Family Farm Divorce
- Property Settlement and Farms – Dispelling the Myths
- Coping with Christmas – timely tips for separated mums and dads
- Change of residence where false sexual abuse allegations have been made
- Are my psychologist’s notes confidential?
- Can the Family Courts determine polyamorous relationships?
- TPD pensions – part of the property pool or not?
- A digital divorce
- How are HECS/HELP debts treated in family law matters?
- Don’t rush doing a pre-nuptial agreement
- Impact of Domestic Violence in a property settlement
- Divorce – If Married Less Than 2 Years
- Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Coercive Control
- How to survive separation
- Limited time together- are we De Facto?
- What is an initial contribution worth in a long marriage?
- Protecting your assets in a divorce
- Getting a Contravention Application Right
- Rural families in family law settlements
- We’re separated but can we still run a business together?
- Severing a Joint Tenancy
- What happens to super during a divorce?
- Abduction risk increases as borders re-open
- Not complying with a parenting order can have serious consequences
- DNA testing – is it worth it?
- Getting a Divorce – What About ‘Fault’?
- Injury payouts and property settlements
- Is an asset of the marriage out of reach of the Family Court?
- How “final” are final court orders?
- The corporate implications of divorce
- Determining a Property Settlement – One Asset at a Time?
- Accountants Webinar – Family Law property settlements and family companies
- Counsellors Webinar – Family Violence and the Court – an update
- Court considers inheritance
- Practical resources for victims of family and domestic violence
- Is living apart but in the one house, separation?
- Accountants Webinar – Can a trust be included in a divorce?
- Is it a Defacto Relationship? A FIFO worker.
- Accountants Webinar – Back to basics: am I de facto?
- Do you need to document a divorce agreement?
- Dealing with tax debt
- How is a divorce settlement worked out?
- Turbulent times and property settlements
- Coping with Christmas – timely tips for separated mums and dads
- R U OK?
- Divorce Applications
- Can I try to sort out other issues while I am waiting for a divorce?
- Divorce around the world
- Property settlement time limits – what happens if you miss the window?
- How long does a divorce take?
- Am I Separated?
- What super do you have?
- Divorce and superannuation
- What is a family law arbitration?
- Conference or Professional Development Day? Need A Speaker?
- A psychologist objects to file being subpoenaed
- Separation and Divorce – What’s the Difference?
- How is Property Divided in a Short Marriage?
- Are You Entitled to Spouse Maintenance?
- Beware! High Court Says Pre-Nup Doesn’t Stick!
- Accountants Webinar – Can a Trust be Included in a Divorce
- Get The CSA To Collect Your Spouse Maintenance
- Who Is Qualified To Do A Family Report?
- New Domestic Violence Laws
- Limits On Ordering Super Cash Payout
- There Needs To Be Full Financial Disclosure
- What Happens If You Reconcile After Agreeing To A Property Division?
- How To Apply And File For Divorce
- Is it a loan or isn’t it?
- NEW BOOK JUST RELEASED!
- Considering Asset Protection In Family Law
- What Constitutes Separation?
- How to Serve a Divorce if You Can’t Find Your Former Spouse
- Nullity or Divorce?
- Q & A
- Family Law – Fast Facts
- Glossary
- Share my lottery win? But we’ve separated
- Divorce or property settlement – what comes first?
- Separation – “Under the One Roof”
- Divorce or Nullity?
- Divorce Settlements and Inheritance
- Just Separated?
- Category: Documenting Agreements
- How an injunction can protect your property
- What is an offer to settle?
- Do I need a documented agreement?
- What to bring to your first meeting with a family lawyer?
- Court Considers Inheritance in a Property Settlement Case
- How to Avoid Pitfalls in Prenuptial Agreements
- Documenting a Property Settlement
- How to Document a Parenting Agreement
- Category: Domestic Violence
- Consent without admissions to a domestic violence order…. what does it actually mean?
- Is emotional abuse ‘domestic violence’?
- Do’s and don’ts on accessing your ex’s financial documents
- Understanding domestic violence laws
- Can you Change the Locks on the House?
- What is a voluntary intervention order?
- What is Domestic Violence?
- Is Domestic Violence Considered in a Property Settlement?
- Who can apply for a DVO?
- Family Violence Statistics
- DV changes – police body-worn cameras
- Alert – New Domestic Violence Laws – Queensland
- Category: Family Law News
- Dads are rarely given shared custody – fact or fiction?
- How to tell your kids you’re getting a divorce
- Separated but still living together – what do I need to know?
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media Posting when in Court – a review of section 121 of the Family Law Act and the new reforms
- Does IVF count as a “contribution” to the relationship?
- What is an ICL?
- Court reverses a transaction after the husband’s death
- A Warning for School Counsellors
- We’ve got an amicable agreement – what do we do now?
- Get legal advice early
- Navigating international family law issues
- What is a Section 60I Certificate?
- Dealing with Divorce and The Bank of Mum and Dad
- What can you do about harassing texting?
- How does a court deal with furniture?
- What happens to super in a property settlement?
- Is a sperm donor legally a ‘father’?
- What is child-inclusive mediation?
- When a marriage is not a valid marriage
- The treatment of property that is gone!
- Tax consequences of private company payments and asset transfers
- How do I get my child returned from overseas?
- Injunctions – how to protect assets
- Interim hearing – the court considers untested domestic violence allegations
- Can a father take a child away from a mother?
- Here are some alternatives to Court
- Getting Ready for Mediation
- Getting access to documents
- How can I get my partner to move out?
- Getting a Contravention Application Right
- Read all about it?
- A loan or a gift? It matters alot
- Married overseas; can I divorce in Australia?
- Can I change a court order?
- What’s required to be ‘separated under one roof’?
- “Is travelling overseas with my child OK?”
- Property settlement – not an accounting exercise
- Can you oppose a divorce if there might be a reconciliation?
- Parenting, DV and property infosheets
- How are Significant Gifts Treated in a Property Settlement?
- eSafety – Helpful Information
- Has the Family Court Changed? Or Hasn’t it?
- New Infosheets
- NEWS: Government Announces Changes to the Family Court
- Who has to Attend Mediation?
- What is an Interim Hearing?
- A Threat to Run Down the Family Company – What to do?
- Potential Polygamous Marriage
- Getting a second opinion
- Obtaining a Passport Without Consent
- Q & A
- Appealing an Order
- A $2M Consequence For a Husband’s Non-disclosure
- Interim request to set aside transaction
- Short distance relocation
- Claiming child birth expenses – what’s in and what’s out?
- Family law words explained
- What is an ouster order?
- Can you change your mind after your’ve settled?
- Breached an order? Not if the variation was agreed
- Beware what you declare is true
- Staying in the Home
- Category: Family Law Podcasts
- Webinar for Accountants – Determining Percentage Entitlements in Property Settlement
- Webinar for Rural Audiences and General Public – Family Law for Farming, Rural and Regional Clients
- Webinar for Counsellors – Children’s Wishes and the Family Law
- Webinar for Counsellors – Practical Tips and Recent Changes in Domestic Violence
- Webinar for Accountants – How to of Property Settlement
- Webinar for Counsellors – Courts and Confidentiality
- Webinar for Accountants – Spousal Maintenance
- Webinar for General Public – Family Law Essentials
- Webinar for Counsellors and Accountants – Understanding Child Support
- Webinar for Accountants – The ‘How To’ of Property Settlement
- Webinar for General Public – The Family Court Merger – An Update and Practical Tips
- Counsellors Webinar – Understanding Family Law
- Accountants Webinar – The treatment of trusts in property settlements
- Counsellors Webinar – Family violence and the court – an update
- Counsellors Webinar – Documenting a Parenting Agreement and Enforcing Arrangements
- Counsellors Webinar – Counsellors, Courts and Confidentiality and Court Merger
- Counsellors Webinar – Parenting after Separation and Mediation
- Accountants Webinar – Dangers in Divorce – Property Settlements Traps
- Public Webinar – The Family Law Court Merger Explained
- Counsellors Webinar – Parenting After Separation and Mediation
- Accountants Webinar – Dangers in Divorce – Property Settlement Traps
- Accountants Webinar – Divorcing Client – An Accountant’s Survival Guide
- 7 Common Traps of Separation – The Interview with Michael Lynch
- Category: Farm and divorce
- Category: Grandparents
- Category: In The Press
- Introducing Our New Paralegal/Law Graduate Role
- Michael Lynch Mediations: Introducing Mediation Services at Michael Lynch Family Lawyers
- Exciting News from Michael Lynch Family Lawyers: We are Moving to a New Office
- 25 year Admission Anniversary for Sarah Flower
- Kirstie Colls Recognised as One of Australia’s Leading Family Lawyers in ‘Best Lawyers Report 2025’
- Welcome Maddison
- Welcome Bridget Donaldson
- Leading Brisbane Family & Divorce Law Firm for 2024
- Tarah Tosh and Kirstie Colls included in the 2024 Doyles Guide for outstanding Family Law expertise
- Queensland Law Society 25-year membership recognition for Kathleen Dare
- Welcome Chloe and Jordan
- Exciting Promotions
- Kirstie Colls has been listed in the ‘Best Lawyers Report 2024’
- Kirstie Colls, Presenter at QLS Symposium 2023
- Welcome Stephanie Smith
- Leading Brisbane Family & Divorce Law Firm for 2023
- Tarah Tosh and Kirstie Colls listed on the Doyles Guide of Leading lawyers for 2023
- Kirstie Colls, Tarah Tosh and Brandon Begley make it to ‘Best Lawyers 2022 Report’
- Welcome Kirstie
- Michael Lynch Family Lawyers launches new parental leave policy
- Changes ahead for Michael Lynch Family Lawyers
- 25-year Accredited Specialist Recognition
- Doyle’s Guide: ‘Leading Family & Divorce Law Firm’
- Tarah Tosh has made it to the Doyle’s List of Leading Lawyers for 2022
- Congratulations to Susan, Zoe and Stephanie
- Michael Lynch Family Lawyers celebrates 25 years
- Celebrating 25 years of Michael Lynch Family Lawyers
- We’re on the Doyle’s guide of recommended lawyers for 2021.
- Michael Lynch makes it to ‘Best Lawyers 2020 report’
- Congratulations Michael!
- Congratulations for making it to the Doyle’s guide of recommended lawyers for 2020.
- One of the Top Three Family Lawyers
- “The questions you never thought to ask before getting a divorce” – Amy Honan’s interview for channel Nine Honey
- The Best Lawyer award goes to… Michael Lynch
- Partner of the Year Awards nominee: Tarah Tosh
- We Made It to the Doyle’s List of Recommended Lawyers for 2019.
- “The secret to winning arguments every single time” – Amy Honan’s interview for channel Nine Honey
- Interview for channel Nine Honey: “Relocating your kid: what you need to know”
- National Volunteer Week
- Commonwealth Games 2018
- Family Law Practitioners Christmas Celebration
- Family Law Implications on Clinical Practice – Family Law for Psychologists
- Announcement – New Directors
- Women’s Legal Service’s White Ribbon Breakfast
- 25 Year Milestone!
- Proctor Article (February 2014): Four For The Family
- Specialist Accreditation 2013
- Category: News
- Inheritance in property settlements
- A Remainder Interest – What’s That?
- Judges Shouldn’t Speak Too Soon
- The House is in my Name, But it Belongs to my Parents
- The Treatment of Long Service Leave
- What is confidential?
- Getting to ‘Yes’
- Defacto issues
- What constitutes separation?
- Defacto property settlement time limits
- Check Your CSA Income Estimate
- What type of lawyer do you need?
- COVID-19 – “Mother’s nutty order”
- What is a caveat?
- What am I entitled to in a divorce in Australia?
- Stop It! Family Law and Social Media
- COVID-19 helpful tips if you are separated
- COVID-19: health and wellbeing
- COVID-19: Family Law Legal Tips
- Who should supervise contact?
- Hidden Expenses – CGT
- Proctor Article (July 2016): ‘Chemo by court order’
- Q & A
- Relocation Granted Contrary to Report Recommendation
- Relationships and Wills
- Police Avoid Subpoena
- Child Support Tips – Part 3
- Parenting Arrangements While Parents on Bridging Visa
- Child Support Tips – Part ONE
- Court Orders House Sale as Sydney Market Moving Too Fast
- Q & A
- What is a communication book?
- Use of Secret Recording For Personal Protection
- Who’s Looking at Your Facebook Page?
- Beware technology – are you being followed?
- Orders to Preserve Culture
- How to split contact time?
- The watchlist and how to get on it
- Don’t assume the court will rubber stamp your agreement
- Valuing a business – warts and all
- Relocating for a new partner
- You can’t leave the country
- Making promises to elderly parents
- When is an interim relocation allowed?
- Financial Finality
- Is the Agreement ‘Impracticable’ or just a ‘bad bargain’?
- Alert- Changes to Parenting Laws
- Relocation – Beware the Veiled Threat
- Cash Business in the Family Court
- Floods, GFC’s and The Challenges of Valuing Property
- A “Fixed Term” Relocation
- Setting Aside a Property Order for Duress
- Relocating Locally
- How Final is Final? Varying and Setting Aside Court Orders
- Protecting Money
- What’s it Worth? – Determining Value
- Federal Government’s Response to Inquiry
- The Business of Prenuptials?
- Category: Property Settlement
- What about the crypto?
- I’m moving out – why do I have to keep paying the mortgage?
- Divorce and the rental crisis – how it could affect you
- Multiple Inheritances received during and after a Relationship
- Don’t Delay Your Property Settlement
- How much will I get in a property settlement?
- Relocating after divorce – can I take my child with me?
- Child not returned? What is a contravention?
- Negative contribution to property – Is there such a thing?
- How to Challenge a CSA Income Assessment
- Court Can Stop Erratic Spending
- Love, marriage and pre-nuptial agreements
- Controlling the finances can be abuse
- What happens to capital gain tax in a Property Settlement?
- Who gets the ring?
- Disclosure – “But What if I’m Only a Discretionary Beneficiary?”
- Changing your child’s surname
- Domestic violence and its effect on property settlement
- Application For Property Settlement 18 Years Out of Time?
- Don’t forget a ‘Super Split’
- The Challenge of a Small Property Pool But Large Super
- Income protection payment and property settlement
- Protecting Superannuation Pending Final Property Settlement
- Life Expectancy & Property Division
- Not Suitable for Property Settlement?
- Splitting Superannuation
- Property settlement – consequences of bad behaviour
- How to deal with trust property in property settlement
- The risks of delaying property settlement
- Property settlements: Do you get extra credit for special skills and hard work?
- The Treatment of Personal Injury Awards in Family Law Property Settlements
- Category: Seminars and Webinars
- Category: Separation
- Category: Spouse Maintenance
Client Testimonials
After utilising the mediation services team recommended by your organisation, my ex-partner and I were able to reach some interim agreements about parenting. I am incredibly grateful for the advice provided by Debra Effeney; and found your firm’s services to be exceptionally professional. If we needed to consult a family lawyer in the future, we would have no hesitation in reconnecting with your firm.
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers have really listened to me. I felt confident my case was handled well. The law has changed recently, and I did not feel that a previous law practice I spoke to was suitably up-to-date.
Thank you for the great newsletter. Your article on “Coping with Christmas” is brilliant – clear, caring and helpful. Thanks again!
Amy’s work was extremely professional but above all she has a manner and wisdom in dealing with people under stress. I will be recommending your firm to anyone that requires assistance.
I like your friendly service and the ability to speak to my solicitor directly.
I was guided through a really difficult time with expertise of Michael Lynch Family Lawyers. I am more than happy with the outcome of mediation.
My lawyer was the most knowledgeable of all lawyers I spoke to when looking for a lawyer. Michael Lynch Family Lawyers showed professionalism.
Your team is professional, warm, friendly and real.
Thank you for the outstanding legal advice you have provided and professionalism in which you conduct yourself. I am truly thankful that it was you who represented me.
My solicitor provided a personalised service, prompt and quick responses and cost information prior to my commitment.
My family lawyer was very helpful in assisting me to combat a very ugly situation without stooping to the low levels that the other solicitor attempted to take us.
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers are easy to deal with, and your systems are good.
Your staff is knowledgeable, professional and very calm.
Thank you for being very personable, professional and always providing me with the most appropriate advice in my times of difficulty. The other party’s lawyers were extremely aggressive, while Michael Lynch Family Lawyers remained calm and professional.
The staff at Michael Lynch Family Lawyers were great. Everyone was fantastic, professional, understanding, caring and always communicated with me. I knew I was in good hands.
So pleased to have had a good, sound and knowledgeable firm.
My solicitor is a good listener. My documentation maintained the high moral ground.
Your newsletters are great, I appreciate them.
Thank you very much to everyone at Michael Lynch Family Lawyers. Thank you for helping me get my life back and make a fresh start. To have that fresh start without fear and anxiety is priceless.
Thank you for providing me with a professional yet empathetic approach to gain the best outcome for me. My solicitor was excellent in explaining the processes and in representing me in Court. You have great customer service!
Michael is very personable and very good at covering the material and explaining the strategy.
Many thanks for your assistance – life is now great – I’m moving on.
I’m very glad ‘Michael Lynch Family Lawyers’ is my lawyer and not the other side’s solicitor.
I really liked the personable service by Michael Lynch Family Lawyers, the simple plain language you adopt and everyone’s patience.
The professionalism and reliability delivered by Amy Honan was fantastic. I had an urgent matter around my property sale and Amy offered to provide assistance over a weekend if I required it – that’s above and beyond!
A personalised and professional service. Information has been clear and provided timely to assist my decision-making.
I appreciate my lawyer’s professional approach and her being on top of my situation.
I was very impressed with the initial interview. Everything was well-explained, and the advice was honest about what I should expect.
Your team’s communication with me was exceptional, I knew exactly what was happening.
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers always gave me competent and knowledgeable advice. I was consistently kept up to date. The meetings and phone calls were kept business-like, yet caring and thoughtful of my emotional state at the time. Thank you.
At Michael Lynch Family Lawyers I got professional and ‘no-nonsense’ advice, costs were within quoted amounts and my matter was resolved quickly – well done!
I always felt that the service provided by Michael Lynch Family Lawyers was of a high standard. Each time, after appointments I came away feeling secure. Keep doing what you are and maintain the ‘family feel’ that permeates your services.
I just wanted to get in touch to say thanks for helping me get through my custody and settlement. Thanks again to you and your staff. You have had a significant positive impact in my kids’ lives!
Thank you, you placed my needs first, you were aware of the need to reach a final result and not get caught up in the personal issues of the other party.
Lovely to deal with and provides a balanced view in what are very difficult circumstances.
I really appreciated the happiness of your secretarial staff.
May I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to you and your staff for the excellent professional services I received. In a word, priceless.
I would like to thank your firm for the support and compassion shown while dealing with my matter.
Thank you, you kept me sane in a difficult situation and gave me the encouragement and the confidence to keep going. You made me feel extremely comfortable.
Thank you for your ongoing conciliatory approach in this matter and as always I appreciate your level headed advice. I certainly feel that I ended up with the right Solicitor.
Thank you for helping me through this difficult time. You have been caring, compassionate and efficient. Some of my divorcing friends have not been so fortunate. In my mind, you are the best family lawyer in Brisbane. If anyone I know needs a good family lawyer, I will tell them to speak to you. Thanks again.
Amy, thank you. You have been diligent, accurate and pro-active for the entire duration of my matter. I appreciate it.
I was always confident that I was getting the very best advice.
Many thanks to Stephanie for her help and support through this time, I was incredibly impressed with her work.
If I need a family lawyer in the future I’ll be heading to Michael Lynch Family Lawyers again.
I like that my lawyer treated me like a friend and kept jargon to a minimum. She was easy to contact and kept me informed.
I liked my solicitor keeping things as simple as possible.
We had such a positive experience with Michael Lynch Family Lawyers, and we highly recommend their services. Meticulous attention to detail, attended quickly to every additional request we made, and made sure we always knew exactly where we were every step of the way. Our lawyer took what was such a stressful and emotional time for our family, and made the process feel so smooth and seamless.
My lawyer has been an amazing help through this stressful time. I will remember her help for the rest of my life. Thank you.
Michael, thank you again for your presence here yesterday. We really appreciated the clarity and accessibility of your presentation. It is a rare thing to find somebody who not only has expertise, but also has a skill in communicating it.
My lawyer acted with professionalism in all her dealings with me and with the lawyer on the other side. I was always kept in the loop. I liked her approach. Thanks.
Michael Lynch Family Lawyers know what they are talking about.
I have appreciated the way that you and the staff at your firm have handled my situation. I would especially like to mention the professional and caring way my lawyer conducted my case, I am deeply grateful and extremely happy with the results. I will be referring others to your service.
You, guys, provide extraordinary service.
Thank you Debra for all the work you did for me, you both made the process manageable and brought sense to the chaos.
I was impressed by my solicitor’s attention to detail and her concern for me, and that the process was explained to me and that I understood it at all times.
Amy, thanks very much to you and your team. Throughout my dealings with MLFL I have been continually impressed with your level of professionalism and, in particular, your understanding of circumstances and the articulate way you conduct yourself. I was completely satisfied with today’s outcome and without your experience and expertise in family law I doubt that the result would have been achieved.
Amy, thank you for all that you have done during this matter. You impressed me with your professionalism from our initial meeting, and you have proven beyond doubt, to have had the skills and knowledge required. You are a credit to the company, and I would highly recommend you to anyone in a similar situation.
I appreciate you being upfront with fee estimates. You also have a fantastic website and the seminars REALLY helped to get me focussed.
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