Applying for Divorce can be so hard emotionally, that it ends up being put off completely instead of getting closure and finally severing ties. If a separation is final and all reasonable prospects of reconciliation of the marriage have failed, staying married may become a stumbling block to actually “moving on” with a new life …

In the case of Blatch (No 5) [2022] FedCFamC1F 651 (31 August 2022) the court made orders gradually increasing the father’s time with the children to equal time but also ordered him to get up to date with his child support. Background The parties commenced living together in 2003 and married in 2005. They have two …

Proceedings are commenced by filing an Initiating Application. The necessary pre-action procedures, full and frank disclosure, must have already been completed. Initiating application File the following documents with an Initiating Application in financial proceedings: 1. a Genuine Steps Certificate that certifies the applicant has complied with the pre-action procedures and made a genuine attempt to …

Reversal of Custody Where Father Wrongly Accused of Sexual Abuse – A Case Study Let’s take a look at a recent case where a father was wrongly accused of sexual abuse from the mother, and what the ultimate outcome came to be. Father accused of sexually abusing his children In the case of  Syms & …