What Is Emotional Abuse and How Can You Protect Yourself Legally?

Separation is a life-changing event that requires careful planning and support. From organising living arrangements and prioritising your children’s well-being to addressing financial matters and legal documentation, each step is crucial to building a stable future. Seeking professional advice ensures your rights are protected and helps you move forward with clarity.

What Steps Should I Take After Separating from My Partner?

Separation is a life-changing event that requires careful planning and support. From organising living arrangements and prioritising your children’s well-being to addressing financial matters and legal documentation, each step is crucial to building a stable future. Seeking professional advice ensures your rights are protected and helps you move forward with clarity.

What is Parental Alienation and How is it Handled Legally?

Ensure a stable and supportive future for your child with parenting arrangements that prioritise their best interests. In Queensland, parents can choose from parenting plans, consent orders, or court-determined arrangements to create a nurturing environment that meets their child’s needs.

How is Child Custody Decided in Queensland?

Ensure a stable and supportive future for your child with parenting arrangements that prioritise their best interests. In Queensland, parents can choose from parenting plans, consent orders, or court-determined arrangements to create a nurturing environment that meets their child’s needs.

Is a 50/50 Property Split Always the Case?

Dividing assets is one of the most challenging aspects of separation. Many people assume that property will be split 50/50, but this isn’t always the case. Property settlements are more complex than an equal division, with family law considering various factors to ensure a fair distribution, which may not always result in an equal split.

Relocation After Divorce: Can You Move with Your Child?

Divorce presents many challenges, particularly when children are involved. One of the toughest decisions parents may encounter is whether they can relocate with their child post-divorce. Whether it’s for a new job, to be closer to family, or to seek a fresh start, relocating after divorce involves a complex legal process that requires careful consideration.

What Does a Family Lawyer Do? Understanding How They Can Help You

Family lawyers handle a broad range of legal issues related to family disputes. They offer essential support during challenging times, safeguarding your rights and helping you navigate your legal options. Here’s a look at how a family lawyer can assist in various situations.

Property Settlement And Hecs Debt

With approximately 1.4 million adult local and international students attending university each year in Australia, it is no surprise that HECS debts are often a contentious topic when dividing assets during a family law matter or resolving a property matter. Our Brisbane property settlement lawyers are often faced with the question of whether a HECS… Continue reading Property Settlement And Hecs Debt

Can I Register A Change To My Child’s Sex?

New reforms to Queensland’s Births, Death’s and Marriages legislation in Queensland. Queensland’s Births, Death’s and Marriages Registration Act 2023 (Qld) has now been passed by Parliament. The new Act provides important changes for gender inclusive reform for transgender and gender diverse individuals and children to register a change of sex on their birth certificates, without… Continue reading Can I Register A Change To My Child’s Sex?

Georgia Simonidis

Georgia was admitted as a legal practitioner in Queensland on 17 February 2025 and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology.

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