Our team at Smart Legal Family Lawyers are often posed with the following two questions. “What is divorce mediation?” and “Do I need a lawyer for divorce mediation?” They sound like simple questions, but the answers entirely depend on your circumstances. In an ideal situation, you and your ex-partner will be on the same page…
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When you and your partner are considering divorce, it’s generally a common assumption that with marriage dissolution, comes physical separation. However, it is quite common for couples who are separated to still reside under the same roof, known as being “separated under one roof.” While it is a requirement for you to be separated for 12…
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Separation and divorce are difficult and stressful times for people and it is not uncommon for one parent to want to try and limit, prevent or even deny access of their children to the other parent. Even in cases where one can justify to themselves reasons to which they feel are valid, in most circumstances, denying…
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Wondering whether you really need a property settlement? Our very simple answer is YES! When you finalise your relationship, you really need to finalise your financial ties to your ex-partner ensuring the other party is unable to come back at a later time and make a claim for your property. It is a little known…
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Separation and divorce are one of the most stressful situations a person can go through. The impacts are far reaching from your children to your family and friends. At Smart Legal family Law, we have seen it all. We have watched anger and negativity destroy good people. We have seen lives destroyed because of mistrust…
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Divorce for any couple, is an incredibly stressful and life changing event. Because of this, the strain and heart break can leave you psychologically and physically vulnerable. Whether the relationship was no longer a happy one or not, a separation or divorce can be one of the most painful experiences one goes through. It not…
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When I said “I do” I meant it. And I thought he did too. In fact, it never entered my mind that anything would ever happen to us. That anything would break us. I was so secure in our relationship, that the idea that we wouldn’t last wasn’t something I thought I would ever have…
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