Everyone wants what’s best for their children. In cases about children, the Family Courtshave the best interests of the children as the paramount consideration.Although it may seem simple, often separated parents can have very different ideas aboutwhat sort of arrangements are in their children’s best interests. These types of disputesabout the parenting of children, or…
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Is Surrogacy in Australia legal?
If you are thinking about Surrogacy in the Toowoomba, Warwick or Kingaroy region, please contact our Family Law team on 4638 1133 Surrogacy arrangements can seem difficult and complicated for all involved, but they don’t need to be. We understand the difficulties that people face on all sides of a surrogacy agreement, and we’re here…
Toowoomba’s Leading Lawyer in Family and Divorce Law
The independent Doyle’s Guide has released its 2019 list of Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in Toowoomba, Darling Downs and Western Queensland, naming our very own Malcolm Heading as a Leading Lawyer. A coveted titled he has been awarded for multiple years now. As an independent organisation, Doyle’s Guide conducts Australia’s most comprehensive review of the legal industry….
Are de facto relationships treated differently to marriage?
The short answer is No! Under the Family Law Act the court has the power to deal with property, maintenance and parenting issues for both married couples and also people in de facto relationships. This includes same sex couples. This is true provided that it is established that a de facto relationship exists. This is…
Myths in Family Law – It must be someone’s fault
It is a common myth among many Australians that: Someone is to blame for a relationship breakdown; and Identifying who the guilty party will influence the outcome of the property settlements or parenting access. Prior to 1975 in Australia that was the legal reality. If a married person wanted to get a divorce he or…