Parenting
Separation in families with children gives rise to questions about who a child should live with, how much time they spend with each parent, and other important considerations concerning their well-being.
Often people who are not the parents of children but are concerned with their care, welfare and development also have rights and responsibilities in relation to them.
Whatever your family circumstances, we can assist you to reach agreement about parenting arrangements, and help to formalise those arrangements through consent orders. We can also provide referrals for effective family counselling or guide you through dispute resolution. Frequently, agreement with respect to parenting matters can be achieved without ever having to attend court.
If agreement can’t be reached, we provide robust child-focused advocacy in litigation concerning parenting matters.
Our services include:
Children’s and parenting matters including complex litigation;
Consent Orders;
Child Support Agreements and applications/reviews;
Relocation matters;
Family Violence and Intervention Orders;
Children's Court and Child Protection cases;
Cross border children’s matters (including child abduction or Hague matters);
LGBTI related Family Law matters;
Surrogacy and adoption.
Children have the right to have a meaningful relationship with each of their parents and other important people in the absence of very good reasons to the contrary, and all children’s issues are determined on the basis that the child’s best interests is the paramount consideration.