Parenting and Children Lawyers

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  • We are a full-service Perth Family Law firm

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Protecting Your Children’s Welfare During a Separation

If you have separated, or are considering separation and you have children, it is vital to ensure that the children are well cared for and that their best interests are considered. The impact of separation on children should not be underestimated. If separating parents can agree on nothing else, almost all will agree that the children’s interests are paramount.

This view is consistent with the Family Law Act, which considers the ‘best interest of the child’ as the paramount consideration, when dealing with children in the family court.

What is in the best interests of your child is a question of fact, and will differ for each family, with protection of the child from violence and harm is always foremost on the mind of the court. Unless there are allegations of violence or other harm to the child, it is preferred that you work through parenting and other children’s issues with your ex-partner and family members and formalise those arrangements with the assistance of family lawyer. if you cannot agree then you can seek assistance from us, in regards to applying to the court to resolve the dispute.

Family Lawyers with Extensive Experience

Experienced Perth Family Lawyers
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Need Legal Advice?

Some of the parenting and children’s matters in which we provide advice and representation are:

  • where and with whom each child is going to live;
  • how much time should each parent will spend with the child;
  • drafting orders;
  • settling disputes about children;
  • representing parties in the Family Court in children’s matters – this can include requesting more time or seeking orders; and
  • Urgent court applications where a child is in danger or where a recovery order is necessary.

We will advise you as to what legal rights you have and where necessary, take steps to protect your legal interests.

Urgent Matters?

Unless an urgent recover order is required or there is domestic violence, our approach is to try and avoid the need for going to court.  We will guide you to attempt and reach and amicable outcome, but where this cannot be achieved, we will prepare and file your application and provide you with representation once your application has been filed.

If you have been served court papers, contact us immediately and we will advise you and prepare your response and provide representation in court.

Our family lawyers are experienced and empathetic to our clients’ position, but tough and determined where required. We ensure your side of the story is heard. It is critical that you speak up loudly, which is where we assist.

We have helped others and we can help you.

Speak to a family lawyer today on 08 6181 0600 or complete the contact form on this page and we will happily respond to you promptly.
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Parenting and Children
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

The starting point under the Family Law Act is that parents will have joint parental responsibility, as it is presumed that this is ‘in the best interest’ of the child. This means that both parents will share the major decisions about the child, such as health and schooling. This is a rebuttable presumption, where one party can show that having both parents make joint decision is not ‘in the best interest’ of the child, for instance where there is domestic violence in the relationship.

Joint parental responsibility is different to living arrangements. Living arrangements determine the time the child is to spend with each parent. The law presumes that ‘it is in the best interest of the child’ to spend significant and equal time with each parent. However, this is not always possible and so in deciding the court will look at factors such as who has been the primary carer, the age of the child, their particular needs, the practicality of the time sought and the ability of a parent to create an appropriate living environment for the child and what is the best for your child. Other factors are also taken into account when deciding on living arrangements.

Equal shared parental responsibility deals with the major decisions that are needed in a child’s life, and who has the power to make them.

Parental responsibility are the powers to make decision for a child that include the major long-term decisions required when raising a child, including:

  • education of a child – such as where they go to school;
  • religion and cultural upbringing;
  • medical issues of a child; and
  • the child’s name.

Unless orders are made to the contrary, parental responsibility is shared equally between both parents. The only way to displace this is to ask the Court to make an order granting you sole parental responsibility.

The presumption in family law matters is that each parent should have equal shared parental responsibility for the major long-term decisions of their children. This means both parents working together for the benefit of their children.

These responsibilities along with how you parent day to day can be covered in a parenting plan or parenting orders. You can formalise the details of your parenting relationship and the other day-to-day interactions and responsibilities you have with your children.

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Step 1

Schedule An Appointment

Appointments can be made on a “face-to-face” basis at one of our offices or, alternatively, via telephone or Skype.

Step 2

Get Schedule

Once your appointment is “booked in”, you will be emailed a Client Interview Form to complete and return to us before our meeting.

Step 3

Your First Appointment

For the most part, initial appointments will last around an hour, give or take.
All initial appointments at Appius Lawyers must be paid for either in advance or on the day of the consultation if you are coming into the office.

Last Step

Become a Client

When you become a client at Appius Lawyers we will, first of all, assess the level of urgency in your matter.This is so we can arrange for the necessary legal and administrative resources to be allocated to your case. It will also determine how much you may have to deposit in our trust account for the requisite work to be undertaken.

Why use Appius Lawyers Services?

Features benefits from Appius Lawyers

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You Work Directly with A Solicitor

One of the primary benefits of hiring Appius Lawyers is that you’ll receive personalised service.

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Expertise and Creative Solutions

Appius Lawyers is much smaller than the mega-firm, but we offer clients expertise and creative solutions at a cost that many larger firms simply can’t match.

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More Flexibility with Fees

One of the top benefits of working with Appius Lawyers is having more flexibility when it comes to billing structure.

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Small Business-Friendly

The great thing about working with Appius Lawyers is that we focus and take the time to learn your industry, to understand your business and what we can do to help it move forward.

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Please note that we will contact you to gather some further information about your situation and will then confirm your appointment with the most appropriate lawyer for your matter.
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