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Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.

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    QLD FAMILY of 3 benefits

    Dear members of the Forum, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Ludek, and I recently moved to Australia from the Czech Republic with my family. We are currently residing near Brisbane and consist of three members: myself, studying commercial cookery, my wife, and our three-year-old...
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    VIC How to choose a family lawyer?

    Hi everyone, Just separated from my ex and she has decided to engage a family lawyer for asset split. I have met with a lawyer and paid for an initial appointment today. However, the feeling I got from her was that she was only interested in getting my money, not giving me advice. In a...
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    VIC Family Lawyer

    I need a great family lawyer who can fight for me to ensure my son is safe with me his mother. I need a lawyer in the Gippsland Victoria area. If anyone knows of a great lawyer please let me know.
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    Conflict of Interest? Using same family lawyer as conveyance

    Hi . My brother is currently going through separation with his wife and they are selling their house. She wants to use the same solicitor that she is using for family law for the conveyancing. I would have thought this would be a conflict of interest though?
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    NSW Lawyer needed.

    Hi, I am looking for a reasonably priced and competent lawyer to complete consent orders I have received. Western Sydney location. Thanks.
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    Comedy Web Series about Lawyer

    Hi all! Letting you know about the new comedy web series, "Baby, It's Just Business". It's about a masculine female lawyer who wants to have a baby. Oh, and she carries a really big gun! Check it out and share: shorturl.at/mIOPY Thanks!
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    QLD Help with Domestic Violence and Father's Unsupervised Access?

    I will start with a bit of the history/background of the situation... So I have a 5-year-old son. His father and I separated prior to his birth, however, briefly reconciled after his birth for several months. There is a significant history of domestic violence and the father had a drug problem...
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    NSW Time-frame for Divorce?

    Hi , I am an Australia citizen and my wife is Indian. We got married 4 years back and due to compatibility issues, we thought of dissolving the marriage. We were separated from 2.4 years and don't have any kids. Now she is not agreeing for a mutual divorce. So what are the chances of me...
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    QLD Am I able to get my daughter back after father kept her - no legalities in place

    My ex partner and I were together for a total of 7 years. We have a 5 year old daughter. We split in 2015 (I left him) and since the split we have been on good terms and have had an informal agreement in place of 50/50 care for our daughter. 2 months ago on his “on” days - he engaged in lawyers...
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    VIC Caveat Removal After Divorce?

    Hi, My ex and I separated in 2015 and divorce went through at the start of 2017. Property settlement is still going on. She has agreed to a settlement sum yet has still not signed the consent orders after a number of months in her hands. I have the following questions: 1) Assume I do not take...