What is a Case Assessment Conference? A Case Assessment Conference is a conference that is conducted by a Family Consultant for parenting matters. Usually, parties are ordered to attend a Case Assessment Conference at their first return hearing. When will i go to a case assessment conference? What is a Family Consultant? A Family Consultant …
Getting ready for a trial in the Family Court of WA is a huge job for anyone who doesn’t have a lawyer helping them. There is so much to do, and there are procedures you can use to make proving your case easier if you know about them. This post isn’t about telling you how …
Supervised contact in the Family Court The Family Court has the power to, and frequently does, order parents to have supervised contact with children when they are not otherwise spending time with them. The Balancing Act A driving factor behind this approach is the constant balancing act the Court is required to perform between protecting …
When your matter is approaching a trial, it will be absolutely essential for you to understand what information the Court has access to and what information you need to provide to it. You can’t assume that the judge who will be hearing your trial will have any knowledge of what has happened in the case …
Service of Documents in the Family Court of WA When you file documents in the Family Court, you will be required to have these documents served on all other parties (or provided to the parties). Providing the documents to the other party is an important part of the Courts process. It will let the other …
Christmas can be a wonderful, stressful and overwhelming time of year, especially post-separation. Illuminate is here to help all year long. We have answered some of our most frequently asked questions that we get from concerned parents at Christmas time below. Still have questions? Click here to get in contact with Sarah Jones and discuss …
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What does a strategy session with Illuminate Law look like? I’ve been doing a few strategy sessions lately, for clients who are involved in a Family Court case that looks like it is going to trial, so I thought I’d give you an insight in to what one of these sessions might look like. Preparing …
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Control Your case with these Digital Tools Lawyers working in the Family Court have heaps of tools to help them mange the tasks, documents and communications they need for litigation. This post gives you a few things you’ll really need if you are managing litigation yourself. Commcourts You NEED to be signed up to Commcourts. …
Resources for Talking to Kids about Divorce Explaining to kids what divorce is, and what their own parent’s divorce means for them can seem like an impossible task. And I’m not saying that any of the many conversations you will likely need to have with your kids about this change in their lives will be …
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