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Who is a guardian? Your child’s guardian is responsible for the daily and long-term care and welfare of your children. The guardian will have all the powers, rights and duties that are usually vested in a child’s natural parents, including making lifestyle decisions on the child’s behalf. The guardian must

This family law battle involved assets of approximately $35.5 million. How does one divide such assets following separation . The matter involved a 58 year old wife and 54 year old husband who had been married for about 18 years. At the time they commenced living together the husband was

While this may seem to many a fairly trivial issue, it is one which can cause significant and unnecessary stress to both the parents and children. If one wishes to follow the tradition, then in the majority of cases the children retain the father’s surname as was probably the case

The Family Law Act has a broad and far-reaching definition of family violence. Section 4AB states, ‘…violent, threatening or other behaviour of a person that coerces or controls a member of the person’s family, or causes the family member to be fearful…’. Examples are specifically provided in the Act. Impact

Following separation, you might ask yourself “am I entitled to spousal maintenance”? You might otherwise be asking “do I have to pay maintenance?” Spousal maintenance may be paid when one party has the financial capacity to pay and when the other party is unable to financially support himself or herself

At The Norton Law Group, expert family lawyers in Sydney, we are often asked “does an AVO or protection order prevent me from seeing my children?” An AVO, ADVO or protection order is an order made by a court that orders a person to stop from making threats or acts of

Separation or divorce should not end a parent’s involvement and responsibility towards their children, but should be viewed as a start of a new commitment to the well-being children. An unfortunate truism is that children are often the innocent victims of separation/divorce, often because of parents neglecting the needs children,

The children’s best interests  are the primary concern of the Court when it has to decide who children should live with following their parents separation and how much time they should spend with the other parent. The Court must consider the right of a child to have a meaningful relationship

Can I keep the former matrimonial home ? The Family Court is often asked to determine who gets to keep the former matrimonial home. In 2012 the Family Court considered this very issue. Both the husband and the wife both sought orders to retain the former matrimonial home. The husband