CFL Solutions

12/07/2019

One of the recurring themes from the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) portal “Tell Us Your Story” and the review into the Family Law system was the expense of the family law system. Many people struggled with what they said … Continue reading →

10/07/2019

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Why Chasing Family Law White Rabbits Down Holes Can Land your Client in “Why Did I Do It” Land. If you are reading this and thought it was about ma*****na or other mind altering substances, sorry to disappoint: this is … Continue reading →

12/11/2018

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/do-grandparents-have-the-right-to-see-their-grandchildren-20181111-p50fe1.html
Journalist Kasey Edwards and Caroline Counsel discussing rights of grandparents

Can a grandparent insist on access to a child over the wishes of the parent?

10/04/2018

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/what-if-i-have-met-someone/

If you are leaving a relationship because you have found someone else to be with and want a future with them, it goes without saying that this may not make you the best messenger about separation.

04/04/2018

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/why-separating-in-a-marriage-or-de-facto-relationship-is-hard-to-do/

If you are having trouble with a sibling or a parent (provided you are not in business with them or in a position of financial dependency) you can successfully avoid them for most of the year and even manage to come up with excuses for the big events in the family calendar. You can sidle across the....

17/02/2018

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/my-former-partner-and-i-signed-a-parenting-plan-but-its-not-working-what-now/

Some separated parents choose to turn their informal arrangements regarding the care of their children into a Parenting Plan.

18/01/2018

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/mediation-never-fails-even-when-the-dispute-is-unresolved/

Many family law clients are encouraged by their lawyers, where appropriate, to attend mediation before issuing proceedings in Court. Where there is urgency or there has been family violence, mediation may not be appropriate at a certain juncture of a client’s matter and the client must be carefull...

14/11/2017

61.6% of Australians have said YES to same s*x marriage!

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/the-vote-is-in-on-same-s*x-marriage-its
-a-yes/

At 10:00am on 15 November 2017, the result of the Same S*x Marriage Postal Survey was announced. As predicted a “Yes” vote was returned with a majority of 61.6% in favour of same s*x marriage.

14/11/2017

Caroline Counsel appeared on the Jon Faine program today on ABC 774 discussing the High Court decision of Thorne v Kennedy (handed down 8 November 2017) and the implications of Financial Agreements not entered into in good faith, unconscionable conduct and using undue influence when these agreements are negotiated and signed. Listen to the interview on ABC radio podcast

03/11/2017

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/can-i-move-into-a-new-suburb-with-the-children-without-my-former-partners-consent/

We understand that arguments can arise between separated parents when one parent decides to move away from the family home and into a new suburb that might be more inconvenient for the other parent to get to or further from the children’s schools.

22/10/2017

Caroline Counsel Family Lawyers can help you and your former partner use a Family report to give you both insights as to how best to resolve your differences regarding your children. Contact us on (03) 9320 3900

These Standards aim to promote good practice in conducting and reporting in full family assessments by social workers and psychologists in family law matters, such as those completed under s62G of the Family Law Act and family reports commissioned privately. Their aim is to provide information to th...

02/10/2017

http://ccfamlaw.com.au/caroline-counsel-appears-on-abc-jon-faine-program-with-professor-patrick-parkinson-and-former-chief-justice-alistair-nicholson-and-newsradio-sydney-to-discuss-the-federal-governments-announcement-fo/