Life is a bit like that magical box of chocolates referred to in our favorite movie. Sometimes it’s good and sweet, and sometimes it’s hard and a bit difficult to…
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An independent children’s lawyer (ICL) will often be appointed by the court in matters involving children where one or more of the following factors are at play1: intractable (significant) dispute…
As Australia gets set to open its international borders, not all Australians will be permitted to leave. People with outstanding child support debts may not be able to leave despite…
The court has long held a view that mediation is an appropriate step towards resolution prior to a parenting matter coming before the court. Solicitors generally have held the same…
With the festive season and summer school holidays fast approaching, it might be time to take stock of some of the important things in your life, particularly if you are…
Co-written by Audrey Akenson Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year… but it can also be a difficult and uncertain time for separated families, especially where there is…
Separation is difficult for everyone, but particularly so when you have children. The steps you take immediately following a separation can have a critical impact on both your relationship with…
Litigation as a last resort has been an ethic which has permeated the practice of Best Wilson Buckley Family Law from its inception in 2009. The ability to achieve an…
The tough thing is that when you’re in a situation where you need family law advice, chances your only contact with lawyers in the past has been in the form…
Some celebrity couples decide to “consciously uncouple”. Others release a joint fluffy press statement professing their enduring respect for each other and their commitment to “remain friends” for the “benefit…
In this video, family lawyer Samantha Chai answers some of the most commonly asked family law questions.
In this edition of “We Need to Talk,” Best Wilson Buckley Family Lawyer, Max Sutton talks with Estate Planning Lawyer, Joanna Rimmer about the relationship between family law and estate…
What’s black and looks good on a lawyer? A Rottweiler. It can sometimes be hard to imagine anything worse than experiencing the breakdown of a family or a marriage, particularly…
For many, the recent lockdown has afforded an opportunity to slow down, and potentially the chance to think more clearly and certainly more deeply about what might be going on…
So, in early March 2020 you were in the midst of negotiating a property settlement. Letters were being sent back and forth between your respective lawyers, bank statements and other…
The sad reality for many of my colleagues is that they have a very limited capacity to work remotely and it will take some time to catch up and be…
As a family law practitioner, you can work in this area for eighteen plus years, attain Accreditation in the practice of family law, resolve hundreds of property settlement disputes, take…
Most people think of the law as being black and white, right or wrong. This may be of true of some practice areas, but it couldn’t be further from the…
The joint parliamentary inquiry into family law and child support was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 17 September 2019. The Prime Minister announced that the inquiry would be…
If you own a television or computer, you’ve probably experienced the thrill of a bloke in a t-shirt with a slogan that doesn’t make sense aggressively venting on social media…
