Family Law
Family Law is an umbrella term designed to cover those areas of law which become relevant if your family relationship breaks down.
It can also apply to circumstances arising from a family member's death or care proceedings involving children.
At Stacks we appreciate that being involved in proceedings or negotiations arising from the breakdown of your family relationship can be a distressing and confusing experience. You may be experiencing a feeling of lack of control over important events and decisions.
Our aim is to ensure that you are well informed about the progress of your matter, and of the options available to you. We want to resolve any proceedings in an efficient manner, and achieve the best possible outcome for you. It is important that you are involved in decisions about your case and we actively encourage you to work with us to achieve these outcomes.
We want you to understand the legal processes and their consequences, so we endeavour to provide advice that is easily understood. Your enquiries will be treated confidentially and with patience and consideration by all members of our staff.
The content on this site has been divided into four main areas of family law:
28/09/2011 | JAIL FOR PARENTS WHO KIDNAP THEIR KIDS AND TAKE THEM OVERSEAS? It’s the stuff of nightmares – your partner stealing your kids and disappearing overseas. Statistically it happens 2 or 3 times a week in Australia. Under current law, parental international child abduction (PICA) isn’t necessarily...
17/08/2011 | WILL AWARENESS Wills. We think about making one from time to time. Or we make one and then forget all about it, regardless of our personal circumstances changing. Or we make one using a store-bought Will-kit, without advice, and hope it all pans out...
29/06/2011 | ARE WE MOVING TOWARDS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS? Same-sex marriage has recently received a lot of media attention. Under the federal Marriage Act, the definition reads “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.” Clearly there are...
