Following the breakdown of a marriage, one or both of the parties may wish to apply for a Divorce. The Family Law Act sets out a number of requirements which must be met in order for the Court to grant a Divorce. Parties must be separated for...
The delicate balance between a child’s right to spend time with both parents and protecting them from any potential risk of harm is often attempted by way of Orders for the child’s time with a parent to be supervised. ‘Supervision’ is provided by an independent and...
It is a well-known principle that, in most circumstances, we are unable to access our superannuation entitlements until we have reached retirement age. Unfortunately, this position is not sufficient to protect superannuation interests during a property settlement. In many families, the super entitlements of one partner are...
Most of us are aware of allegations made by certain politicians regarding gender bias in the Family Courts. The Australian Institute of Family Studies has just released some interesting statistics regarding parenting arrangements post separation and they put paid to some of the more emotional and...
Spouses will at times organise their roles so that one person is the primary income earner and the other attends to the parenting and homemaker duties. Although this division of roles may work during a relationship when separation occurs this can create a huge disparity in...
Merridy Elphick Lawyers is based in the central business district of Newcastle, NSW. With an excess of 40 years’ experience in all areas of family law, our team of professionals strive for excellence in our craft.
