Finding the best outcomes from unavoidable situations is not always easy, but family law solicitors help navigate these challenges.
No life is guaranteed to be situation-free.
The best we can do is be prepared as best we can and have an attitude of acceptance.
Those preparations for possibilities are what we will focus on over the next few minutes.
Family Law
Family law has unfortunately been a growing field since the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1959.
Before 1975, Parliament rarely granted divorces.
People considered divorce immoral before then.
In 1976, after allowing no-fault divorces, the divorce rate skyrocketed.
Australia signed the UN Act on child rights in 1990, and the 1995 Family Law Reform Act expanded the industry of lawyers for family law.
The use of family law offices has increased by 4% a year.
The old mindset of suffrage for the family unit has dissolved considerably.
We could philosophize about what precipitated the family unit crumbling for hours.
Family law has many facets of protection, and relationship management should begin at home.
Once communication can’t happen, mitigating 3rd parties will need to be involved to resolve the issues below.
1. Family law starts at birth.
Paternity, custody, adoption, and guardianships are various child law services a family law office can provide.
The documentation and compliance to ensure no future issues are complex and ever-changing.
2. Relationship Management
We talked about divorce and there are other aspects of relationship law such as pre-nuptial agreements, separation, and document modification which your lawyer can guide you through.
3. Financial Settlements
Child support, alimony, and other financial aspects of family law can try emotions more than relationships.
Mediation and agreements can require significant negotiating skills.
Estate planning and end-of-life law responsibilities of Will enforcement can be carried out with the lawyer you have a relationship with.
Property settlements range from 50/50 to 70/30, with variations.
The factors of financial and non-financial contributions, child needs, future needs or shortfalls, and current status will determine who gets what and why.
We have been talking about mostly civil family law.
Explore the differences between civil and criminal law.
Criminal family law is another animal.
Domestic violence/ abuse laws will see perpetrators imprisoned for long terms.
There is zero tolerance in the justice system.
Australia ranks 8th among the 20 Organization for Economic Cooperations and Development (OECD) countries.
The Federal Circuit will be handling these cases for the strictest punishments available.
Child neglect receives a three-year sentence.
Child abuse/violence criminals will receive up to 48 years (the longest sentence so far) in Australia.
Final Words on what Family Law Solicitors do
Family law has to step in when we cannot mediate ourselves.
Working together for peaceful resolutions is not easy through feelings of betrayal.
Compromising might be the last thing on your mind.
Care enough about your children and yourself to lay a dead relationship to peaceful rest.
Care enough for those who have passed on to respectfully follow their dying wishes without a referee.
