Couples today are increasingly utilising mediation over going to court, as a means to sort out disagreements about the care arrangements of children and the division of assets. Whilst mediation is nothing new Gabrielle Canny of Adelaide's InDaily claims a record 83%...
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Warning on negative consequences to court funding
Chief Justice Chris Kourakis has recently commented on the negative impacts potential funding cuts would have on the Youth Court SA. For comments from the SA Law Society on this topic please follow link:...
How to register to receive maintenance from your former spouse or partner
There are two main types of maintenance; child maintenance (also known as “child support”), and spousal or de facto partner maintenance (ie. “alimony”). You can apply for child support online via your myGov account. For further information, contact the Department of...
Child custody arrangements over Easter
Child custody arrangements with my former partner are complicated this year because school holidays overlap Easter. Can the father’s time override my Easter time with our son? Unusually, Easter this year (19 to 22 April) falls during the first week of the school...
An ex is threatening to share intimate images of you. Know your rights.
The sharing of intimate images (sometimes referred to as 'sexting') is the act of taking sexually explicit photographs or video and distributing them to another person (or persons) via mobile phone or other online communication method. Even though the intimate images...