Family Lawyers in Perth

We can represent and advise clients regardless of the size of the asset pool. In assisting with complex matters, we have access to and engage barristers to ensure the best outcome for the client.

To read more, please visit our dedicated page: Property settlement.

We are able to provide advice and representation, regarding your Family Violence Restraining Orders (FVRO), Restraining orders (RO), and Misconduct orders (MO).

We can advise and assist you with making FMRO, VRO, and MO applications and defend against such applications.

To read more, please visit our dedicated page: Restraining orders.

We are able to provide you with legal advice and representation in your divorce proceedings.

We provide legal advice regarding the application for divorce or responding to divorce applications, but also provide advice and if required representation in regards to property settlement and its relationship to your divorce proceedings.

We will help you navigate and resolve problems during these difficult times.

To read more, please visit our dedicated page: Divorce.

We know how important your child or children are to you and we take our responsibilities towards representing you very seriously.

We are able to provide advice, and representation in court or preferable to mediate in order to achieve an agreement between the parties. Where an agreement is reached, we will be able to advise on and prepare the relevant consent orders.

Without proper and competent legal advice, you are likely to seriously compromise your matter, leading to undesirable outcomes. Our lawyers will help you tailor and negotiate your preferred parenting agreement with due regard to the personal, financial, and other circumstances of both parties.

Overall, we will aim to work out an outcome that is in the best interest of the child or children which is the paramount consideration for the court, in such matters.

To read more, please visit our dedicated page: Parenting and children.

You can represent yourself or as act ‘self-represented litigant’ in your family law matter as the law does not require you to engage the services of a lawyer.  Family law is a specialised field of law which deals with complex and sensitive family issues. Despite the availability of resources online for self-represented litigants, they only cover basic procedures and principles about the family law. Said materials are not comprehensive enough to deal with each individual factors and circumstances of the party.

Our services provide guidance and support particularly in a highly contested matters and cases that deal with difficult circumstances such as family violence. We offer advice in any proposed settlement or consent orders, making sure you fully understand that the proposal is fair and equitable.

Any orders made by the court which are final can be difficult to change. Self-represent litigants which are opposed to a party that does have legal representation are severally disadvantaged. The approach taken by a lot of family lawyers is quite aggressive and that can obviously be overwhelming for a self-represented litigant, especially when they are already under a significant amount of stress.

We act for clients who often may not have the funds initially but, could receive funds from their property settlement. If you would like to discuss your options or consider what payment options may be available to you contact us to discuss your matter.

Family law proceedings usually follow a common process. First is to establish whether to initiate an application in the family court or federal court. Once an application has been filed then it must be properly served to the other party within the allowed time. Any issues with service and the court will refuse to hear the application on the day the application is listed. While the registry does offer some procedural support, it cannot offer legal advice. So essentially, they can assist you in correctly completing the paperwork but cannot advise you on your case and position.

The other party then must respond to the application with their own affidavit responding to the issues raised by the other party. If the application is seeking both parenting and financial orders then both parties will also need to complete a financial statement outlining their income, assets and liabilities and a Notice of Risk. The court will not accept any applications for parenting orders without this notice also being filed.

Even though both parties are required to make complete and transparent disclosure of their assets, there are situations where a party is not fully honest about their assets, especially when those assets are located overseas. When drafting an affidavit, you must ensure that it is properly drafted as the court may only consider evidence and matters that have been provided in the affidavit form, you cannot simply raise issues or relay facts as you work your way through the proceeding.

That being said, it is common for new information to come to light during the proceedings, or for a party to recall information at a later time, which is fine. But this must be addressed in accordance with the proper process to enable the court to consider this information. This also applies to consent orders which must be specific and detailed enough to cover all aspects of the division of assets or parenting matters. Properly drafted orders will take into consideration that unexpected factors may arise and then draft orders on what the parties are to do in such a situation arises.

A family lawyer will draft the necessary paperwork within the allowed time frames, advise you on your matter, provide support and guidance and essentially be a buffer between you and your former partner with the view to making the whole process less stressful. Obtaining proper legal advice as soon as possible is paramount to ensuring that you do not end up significantly disadvantaged once the proceedings have concluded.