Family Lawyers Brisbane
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If you’re looking for experienced family lawyers in Brisbane, we are here to help.
When relationships break down, it can be the start of a traumatic process for everyone involved.
We’re here to listen with care and work to understand your situation. Only then can we develop an effective strategy to resolve your matter with the minimum cost and time delay.
Our family lawyers in Brisbane can help you with:
Our Brisbane Family Law Team
We have three core members in our Brisbane family law team:
We’re proud members of the industry body for family law professionals,
the Family Practitioners Association
and
the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
We understand the complexity of family law and have the capability to apply it accurately to your unique situation.
No one gains from a lengthy, bitter struggle. Whatever you’ve been through, resolving your family law issues requires competence and care.
We have restructured our fee schedule so that our services are more affordable than ever before.
A Competent, Caring Approach
Our Brisbane family lawyers give advice with the future in mind. Proactive (not reactive) counsel from our team will help you to make wise, informed decisions. That means you’ll be equipped to achieve the best possible outcome.
We aim to resolve matters quickly. Nobody wants to get involved in a long, drawn-out dispute.
We believe it’s essential to get into purpose-oriented discussions early on. In our experience, this delivers the best outcome for clients.
A Purposeful Mindset
Families are essential to a healthy community. When a household becomes fractured, it puts a strain on the extended family – and the community.
Want to find out more about our mindset? Ask us about our core values.
Speak to One of Our Team
Give us a call and ask to speak to one of our client liaison team members. They’ll find out more about you, have a chat with you about your situation and schedule a meeting with one of our Brisbane family lawyers.
What Is Family Law?
Fam Law is the area of law that relates to the different aspects of a relationship breakdown. It covers things like:
- Who the children will live with
- How much time the children will spend with the other parent
- Who has to pay child support
- How to distribute the property accumulated before, during, and after a relationship
- Protection from domestic violence
- What happens to the family pets
- Whether you are able to access spousal maintenance
- Divorce
- Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
Do I Need a Family Lawyer?
Family lawyers use their knowledge of the law to serve clients who are thinking about separating or who have separated from their partner.
We also assist couples who want to proactively deal with their property going into a relationship or marriage to ensure that there is minimum difficulty in sorting things out if the relationship breaks down.
Our family lawyers will:
- listen to you and help you develop a strategy for resolving the legal issues which arise from the breakdown of your relationship
- give you sound, timely advice about the law and how it affects you in your particular circumstances
How Much Do Our Family Lawyers Cost?
We charge $300 (including GST) for a 1-1.5hr initial consultation.
Only for new clients who have a Healthcare Card or receive Centrelink benefits.
Speak to our team today.
During your initial consultation, we will:
- go over your circumstances with you
- ask questions and gain an understanding of your unique situation
- provide information as to
- what your legal position is
- which legal paths you could take along with the benefits and drawbacks of each
- give you an estimate of how much each path would cost
- (if applicable) suggest options you could carry out yourself – so you can minimise legal costs
Why We Don’t Offer Free Consultations
As a firm, we know we’re entrusted with some of the most significant issues in our clients’ lives.
We want to make sure you’re getting the best advice – so we have to be prepared. Before you even set foot in our office, your family lawyer will review your situation. They’ll explore your options with care and attention – so you’re given an unrivalled strategy when you get here.
If you’re offered a free consultation elsewhere, the chances are you’ll be getting “one size fits all” advice. Your time is valuable – so we want to make sure we’ve done our homework in advance. Our time spent researching is included in your $300 consultation fee.
Where Are We Based?
We’re located in Herston, opposite the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital – just north of the CBD.
We’re within easy access of all parts of Brisbane.
The RBWH Bus Station is across the road from our office, Bowen Hills train station is within 10 minutes walk, and there are a few parking options available.
Can’t Get to Brisbane? No Problem.
Our family lawyers in Brisbane will connect with you via teleconferencing or Skype – let our team know and we’ll arrange this for you.
Contact One of Our Family Lawyers in Brisbane
We’re here to help guide you through your Family Law legal matters after separation.
Please call our Brisbane Family Lawyers on 07 3252 0011 to discuss how we can help you.
Useful Family Law Resources
Free family law fact sheets:
- First steps after separation
- Top 10 Family Law FAQs
- Parenting Arrangements
- Spousal Maintenance
- Property Settlement Documents Checklist
Other Family Law Materials
You might also find it helpful to look at our articles covering:
Putting in place parenting arrangements including:
Finalising your divorce including:
- Whether you are eligible to apply for a divorce
- The process to apply for a divorce
- Serving your Application for Divorce on your spouse
- Whether you need to go to Court, and
- Other family law matters you should consider
Dealing with domestic & family violence
- What is domestic violence?
- Your options and getting a domestic violence order
- What does a domestic violence order stay?
- What about my kids?
- Domestic violence resources – places to turn to
- Online safety – what you can do to protect yourself
Sorting out child support arrangements
- General principles and the child support formula
- Binding child support agreements
- Limited child support agreements
- Applying to vary the assessment
Breaches and contraventions of existing court orders
- Your obligations
- Potential penalties
- The court process
Settling out of court by agreement or where we agree on family matters
- Parenting plans
- Consent orders
- Binding financial agreement
- Binding child support agreement
- Mediation options
Reviewing and changing Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney
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