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 …
What to do when a lawyer seems unaffordable, but you’re not eligible for Legal Aid
Thinking of Breaching a Family Court Order? Read this case first A WA magistrate has just slammed a husband and father in the Family Court of WA with a sentence of 18 months imprisonment for contempt of court in MOLLOY and FOUST [2020] FCWAM 66 (17 July 2020). What is Contempt of Court? Generally, you are …
This is a really common question that people have when entering the Family Court for the first time. The answer, as with all things, is it depends – on how prompt you are at complying with Court processes, on how difficult the other party is, on how busy the Court is and the urgency of …
How Long will my Family Court financial case take? Read More »
One of the first things that any family lawyer is going to ask you about if you seek advice is, “what are your and your partner’s current assets and liabilities?”. If you can’t accurately answer that question, it can be really difficult to give advice about what you might be entitled to, and impossible to …
My Ex Won’t Provide me with Financial Information Read More »
Preparing to separate from a partner can be one of the wort parts of a separation – there can be a period of limo, where the relationship is faltering, but not yet over. Maybe you’re going to counselling and it’s not helping, maybe you’re looking for the right time to have a difficult conversation, maybe …
A recent Full Court of the Family Court decision has reinforced two really important principles of property settlement in Family Law, and ones that are particularly important to women: A Court must not under value the importance of homemaking and parenting as a contribution, even when that contribution is being made during periods of separation …
