Family Law by QT Lawyers in Cabramatta

We have lawyers who are experienced in relation to property matters, child custody disputes, separation and divorce.
We deal with the process of separation on a daily basis and our divorce lawyers understand that separation can be a traumatic and uncertain.
Our lawyers provide compassionate and practical legal advice to those with family law or relationship problems.

Divorce & Separation

Divorce is the term used for the legal dissolution of a marriage between 2 people. Filing for divorce does not involve the legal process of dividing assets such as property or spousal maintenance, nor does it relate to child custody matters.

The actual legal process for applying for a divorce is relatively straightforward. Although you may believe you don’t need a divorce lawyer, there are a number of statutory requirements that need to be met. Our divorce lawyers make sure your application is in the right form, appropriately signed and witnessed, with the right affidavits and certificates.

It is important that you note the effect that your divorce can have on your children. During this difficult time, let our divorce lawyers take care of the legal matters, giving you more time to focus on your children.

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Parenting & Children

A divorce often requires parenting arrangements to be made for the children. We can provide you with advice regarding the processes you should take in obtaining court Consent Orders as well as other specific formal or informal arrangements catered to your case.

How to File for Divorce under Divorce Law

All divorce applications in Sydney are handled by the Federal Magistrates Court and for the divorce application to be valid, the court must be satisfied that the following criteria have been met:

– Proof of Marriage via an original or certified copy of your marriage certificate.
– There has been a period of 12 months of separation.
– Application for divorce has been served to other party at least 28 days prior.
– Any children from this relationship are appropriately cared for.

Once the court is satisfied that all the criteria have been met, it will grant an order for divorce which takes effect one month after the order is made. The Court will then send out a Certificate of Divorce.

The Divorce Services we provide include

• Pre-nuptial agreements
• Child custody
• Divorce and separation
• Asset recovery
• Property matters
• Settlements
• Asset distribution
• Appeals
• Pre-nuptial and binding financial agreements, cohabitation and separation agreements
• Divorce and nullity proceedings
• Children’s issues: parental responsibility; access; protection and welfare/abuse/abduction issues; child maintenance and support; Children’s Court matters
• Adoption, paternity/parentage issues
• Spousal maintenance
• Property orders including use and occupation of home, division of business assets etc
• Superannuation and tax issues
• Bankruptcy issues in family law
• Urgent orders including preserving assets of the relationship, restraining flight from jurisdiction
• Claims arising from contributions and agreements
• De facto relationships
• Domestic violence issues
• Wills and succession issues