The Top Things to Consider When Choosing Your Family Lawyer. In your whole life, you may need the services of a good divorce lawyer only once. If you are lucky, you may never go through separation and divorce. Still, if you find yourself in that situation, here are a few things you need to consider so you can choose the best lawyer for you. These tips help whether you are choosing a Brisbane Family Lawyer or a divorce lawyer in another state. 1. Check the Firm’s background – While you are choosing a lawyer your divorce, first make sure to check the background of your lawyer. Question ..read more

Do you have a Will? Do you need one when you are separated? Does your old one still work if you have separated? What happens if you died and the house is in joint names? Do you want your ex-partner to receive the whole property? What about your Enduring Power of Attorney? Is your ex still the person you would like to see managing you affairs if you were too ill to do so? You may need a new Will as soon as possible. And if you die, do you want your ex to get your estate and manage your affairs? Chances are, if you have been married and have property, a Will, or an Enduring Power of Attorney wi ..read more

Click here for Journey Family Lawyers pre nups video. A binding pre-nup costs time and money/ $5500 fixed fee. Don’t risk a cheap prenup. It may cost you $$$$$$$ in the long run if it can be overturned. More and more couples who are marrying or commencing to live together are wanting to have a pre-nuptial agreement to protect any assets they had before commencing living together or getting married. WHY? there is an increase in parents and family members helping young couples with loans, guarantees or gifts because property prices are so high and the  property market is hard for ..read more

What is Property Settlement? When a marriage or de-facto relationship is over, the financial ties between the parties need to be finalised.  For instance, if there is a jointly-owned house, it needs to be decided what happens to the house.  It may be that the house is sold, or one party may be able to take it over and, if necessary, “buy” the other party’s interest. The Family Law Act 1975  sets out the process and law regulating Property Settlement. Often people hear stories from friends, relations or work colleagues about their experiences; because the Family Law Act deals wit ..read more

Understanding the Divorce Process, with Clickable links to help The post Guide to Understanding the Divorce Process appeared first on Journey Family Lawyers ..read more

What is Property Settlement? When a marriage or de-facto relationship is over, the financial ties between the parties need to be finalised.  For instance, if there is a jointly-owned house, it needs to be decided what happens to the house.  It may be that the house is sold, or one party may be able to take it over and, if necessary, “buy” the other party’s interest. The Family Law Act 1975  sets out the process and law regulating Property Settlement. Often people hear stories from friends, relations or work colleagues about their experiences; because the Family Law Act deals wit ..read more

If you have been through or are going through separation, then you may have thought ” I need to get my Will changed”. Chances are that your ex-partner is the person who is currently your Attorney, and also executor of your will. If you haven’t already done so, now is the perfect time to update your Will. We have a great streamlined service that means that you come in, give instructions or email instructions, and leave with a fully executed will. It only takes an hour or so. We can also do your Enduring Power of Attorney at the same time. Don’t delay. We can fix that nagging worry quickly and a ..read more

We all want the best outcome we can possibly have from your Family Law journey. Whether it be by mediation or Court. In a perfect world, everyone would have equally  knowledgeable  and  conscientious lawyers to represent them. The reality, though , is that good lawyers are quite expensive, and sometimes people have to settle for lawyers who would not usually be their first choice.   Journey Lawyers  have found a way around that. We have many clients who have been able to use our services even though they are not the financially strong party.  We are some of the go ..read more

  Take time to Plan ahead:   Co-parenting during School holiday arrangements for the children can be hard . School Holidays can be hard even in a non separated household. Both parents may need to work and both parents may want to have time off with the children. It is just as hard for the children, sometimes. It’s a mistake to talk about “the children” as though they were a single unit rather than kids of different ages and personalities. So to co-parent through the holidays, we have to find a way to satisfy the individual needs of the people involved. It’s best if the discussions ab ..read more

The term “co-parenting” is used to describe a situation where two parents work together to raise a child following separation, divorce or changed living conditions. Both parents maintain some type of shared responsibility, equal or otherwise, as a protection of the child’s right to continue to receive care and love from both parents. Lynette Galvin, our Accredited Family Law Specialist and Family Lawyer, has seen lots of co-parenting successes. But she’s also seen co-parenting fails, including her own. Lynette understands the world of co-parenting because she lives it everyday as a stepmother ..read more