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Going through a separation and divorce is a very difficult time. I can say this as I have experienced it first hand.
You might think I had the “upper hand” throughout my separation and divorce because I am a family lawyer myself.
Well, I can say that was not the case at all.
Lawyers need lawyers for their own divorce...
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Now that marriage equality is here, the question on the minds of many couples who married overseas will be: “Is our marriage recognised?”
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Christmas is fast approaching. For separated families it is a potentially difficult time if former partners can’t agree over care arrangements for the children over the holiday period.
If you have children with a former partner, now is the time to sort out those care arrangements. Getting a headstart on this will help avoid...
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There was a time in Australia, not that long ago, when young, single mums were placed under immense pressure to give up their babies for adoption.
In fact, right up until the 1980s, it was commonplace, even expected that young, unmarried mums would give up their children. While there was no law requiring this, the Families and...
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TGB Family Lawyer and Partner Dina Paspaliaris outlines the key reasons why it would be beneficial to have a Binding Financial Agreement.
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In part 3 of TGB's blog series on 40 years of the Family Court in Australia, we take a closer look at the changes to children’s matters since the inception of the Family Law Act 1975. (‘the Act’)
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Tindall Gask Bentley’s Family Law team writes about divorce and Christmas, and managing the stress of the child custody issues that can come with it.
‘Tis the season to be jolly but for many families Christmas represents a most stressful, and for some, a very lonely time.
When couples separate their Christmas is often...
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TGB's family law team on how the Family Court interprets child custody laws, and whether 'full custody' is possible.
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