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Please! Be careful how you browse online – a Family Lawyer’s perspective

Family Lawyer Rodney Worth
Rodney Worth
Barrister and Solicitor
Posted on 18/04/2017, Last Updated on 20/03/2019

You are being tracked… If you are thinking of separating, you have likely jumped on to Google to start researching divorce, property settlement and arrangements for your children, and how to go about achieving these outcomes. In the process, I assume you will have visited the website of the Family Court of Western Australia, and … Continue reading “Please! Be careful how you browse online – a Family Lawyer’s perspective”

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De Facto Relationship Law – Is My Partner Entitled To Half The House?

Milos Supljeglav, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Managing Director of DS Family Law
Milos Supljeglav
Managing Director
Accredited Family Law Specialist
Posted on 11/04/2017, Last Updated on 04/07/2019

Believe it or not, Family Lawyers are actually human and often partake in a drink or two at their local watering hole.  Whilst participating in such a favoured past time, I am often brought into and/or overhear conversations about the legal status and implications of de facto relationships in Australia. During the course of those … Continue reading “De Facto Relationship Law – Is My Partner Entitled To Half The House?”

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Disclosure in Family Law Cases – Some Practical Tips

Family Lawyer Greg Martinovich in Perth
Greg Martinovich
Associate
Posted on 07/04/2017, Last Updated on 27/10/2020

What is disclosure? Disclosure is the process whereby each party to a legal dispute exchanges relevant documents in their possession or control. Parties of family law cases have a duty to exchange both documents that are helpful and detrimental to their case. The aim of disclosure is to help the parties focus on genuine issues, … Continue reading “Disclosure in Family Law Cases – Some Practical Tips”

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Does watching porn make you a bad parent?

Posted on 20/02/2017, Last Updated on 20/03/2019

Case in point: Loffler-Wingrove and Wingrove [2015] FCWA 55 The parents in this case applied for parenting orders in circumstances where, since separating in 2011, they had shared care of the children on a day-about basis. At Trial, the Mother raised concerns about the Father watching porn, and using cannabis. The matter was heard by Walters J. … Continue reading “Does watching porn make you a bad parent?”

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Relocation – Things to consider for your first meeting with a lawyer

Posted on 20/01/2017, Last Updated on 27/10/2020

The transient nature of the Northern Territory, the nature of the employment opportunities in the Top End (such as mining and defence) and the high cost of living often means that families negotiating how they will parent following a separation will also have to give consideration to relocation, where one parent seeks to move a … Continue reading “Relocation – Things to consider for your first meeting with a lawyer”

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The Need for Speed? – Post-Separation Settlement

Family Lawyer Ross Dunlop in Perth
Ross Dunlop
Consultant
Posted on 10/01/2017, Last Updated on 20/03/2019

As highlighted in my previous article “Why do I need a Family Lawyer?”, a failure to finalise your property settlement with your former spouse/partner as promptly as possible after separation can have drastic consequences on the outcome.  No family law case highlights this more painfully – at least, for high-income parties – than the decision in Trask … Continue reading “The Need for Speed? – Post-Separation Settlement”

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Court Ordered Sale of House in Divorce – We’ve been ordered to sell, but we can’t!

Family Lawyer Rodney Worth
Rodney Worth
Barrister and Solicitor
Posted on 22/12/2016, Last Updated on 03/06/2020

As everyone in Western Australia knows, property prices have plummeted in recent years, particularly in regional communities reliant on the resources industry. This has caused problems for separated couples who entered into Consent Orders for property settlement, only to find they could not sell one or more properties for the price they assumed they would … Continue reading “Court Ordered Sale of House in Divorce – We’ve been ordered to sell, but we can’t!”

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Christmas Closing Hours

Milos Supljeglav, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Managing Director of DS Family Law
Milos Supljeglav
Managing Director
Accredited Family Law Specialist
Posted on 22/12/2016, Last Updated on 07/02/2019

The Team as DS Family Law wish you a joyous Christmas and a wonderful, safe and prosperous New Year. For your convenience, please note that our office will be closed from 12pm on Friday, 23 December 2016, and will reopen at 8.30am on Tuesday, 3 January 2017.  

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Radio Interview on Mix 94.5 – Surrogacy and Baby Gammy

Milos Supljeglav, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Managing Director of DS Family Law
Milos Supljeglav
Managing Director
Accredited Family Law Specialist
Posted on 19/12/2016, Last Updated on 20/01/2023

In July 2014, many West Australians were drawn in and shocked by the controversial case of Baby Gammy, one of two children born to a surrogate mother in Thailand. The biological parents from South Bunbury returned to WA with one fully healthy child, leaving baby Gammy who had down syndrome and heart problems with the … Continue reading “Radio Interview on Mix 94.5 – Surrogacy and Baby Gammy”

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