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Family Law
Whether you are divorcing, separating, planning to wed or planning to adopt, there are a range of laws to help, protect and assist you.
Family Law matters can be difficult and a turbulent time for all involved, particularly if you are divorcing or separating.
Diamond Conway Lawyers offer legal advice in the following areas of Family Law:
Divorce
Aside from the emotional impact of deciding to divorce, there are many legal implications involved.
To get a divorce from your spouse, certain requirements must be met to satisfy the Court. These requirements surround circumstances such as citizenship and living arrangements.
Diamond Conway can assist you in resolving any legal issues that arise in your divorce, allowing you the time to take care of more personal concerns. To talk to a Family Lawyer today, call 02 9222 8000.
Parenting Plans/Orders
Parenting orders (parenting plans), also known as child custody, are a set of court orders that determine and outline how a child will be cared for.
This can include details of living arrangements, allocation of time and communication methods.
Legal advice, such as that provided by Diamond Conway’s experienced family lawyers, will be integral when organising a parenting order as a lawyer will be able to help you understand your legal obligations and responsibilities, help explain the law and how it affects your case, and may also be able to help you settle your matter before it reaches court.
Call us today on 02 9222 8000 to discuss your parenting order concerns.
Spouse Maintenance
Spouse maintenance (also known as spousal maintenance) is the financial payment and support of one party after a divorce and occurs when the party receiving payments cannot support themselves to a satisfactory standard.
The Family Law Act states that you have a responsibility to financially support your spouse (or de facto partner) if they are unable to pay their own expenses. Call Diamond Conway on 02 9222 8000 to seek advice on your legal rights and obligations in relation to your spouse.
Property Disputes
The division of property is often a key area of dispute arising out of a divorce.
The term ‘property’ does not only relate to real estate, but can also include vehicles, bank account balances and even superannuation interests.
This can be a very stressful time for all involved, and hence seeking sound legal advice from Diamond Conway’s family law experts can help to ease your concerns. Call us on 02 9222 8000 to seek advice on property disputes.
Financial Agreements (Pre & Post-Nuptial)
Couples may choose to enter into binding financial agreements either pre or post-nuptially in order to protect their interests in the event of divorce.
It is recommended you seek the advice of a lawyer when applying for a financial agreement to ensure you are adhering to the legal processes in place. Diamond Conway can assist you in forming agreements, simply call 02 9222 8000 to discuss your concerns.
Defacto Relationships
The Family Law Act defines a de facto relationship as two people who are not married or related by family but genuinely live together.
This can apply to heterosexual and homosexual couples. De facto couples do have different rights to married couples in such areas as financial maintenance (not including child maintenance), division of property and assets and estate entitlements in the event your partner dies without a will in place.
Call Diamond Conway on 02 9222 8000 to discuss any legal concerns you may have arising out of your defacto relationship.
Adoption
Adoption involves the transfer of legal rights and responsibilities of being a parent from the birth parents to the adoptive parents.
Adoption can be a very complicated and expensive process, and hence seeking accurate and timely legal advice from Diamond Conway’s specialist family lawyers will help you to negotiate this process. Call us today on 02 9222 8000 to discuss your adoption plans.
Our Family Lawyers
The Diamond Conway Family Lawyers are:
As a key area of the legal industry, Diamond Conway Lawyers are at the forefront of Family Law. Their knowledge and skills in the area allow them to help you obtain piece of mind and the best possible outcome for your family law case, whether it be divorce, disputes or adoption.
