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De-Facto FAQ - My ex-girlfriend is threatening me. What should I do?
Date: February 23, 2011
I have just ended a short term relationship with my former girlfriend who is threatening that if I do not return to her she will report me to the police saying that I sexually assaulted her
De-Facto FAQ - Are de-factos in any better a position that married people
Date: February 23, 2011
Are de-factos in any better a position that married people
De-Facto FAQ - Are there mechanisms in Australia for same sex marriages?
Date: February 23, 2011
Are there mechanisms in Australia for same sex marriages?
De-Facto FAQ - Can a lesbian co-mother or a gay co-father seek parenting orders?
Date: February 23, 2011
Can a lesbian co-mother or a gay co-father seek parenting orders in relation to a child?
De-Facto FAQ - Can de facto relationships be registered in Australia?
Date: February 23, 2011
Are there mechanisms in place to register de facto relationships in Australia?
De-Facto FAQ - Can I be reimbursed for my contributions if my partner and I separate?
Date: February 23, 2011
I have just broken up with my defacto partner and everything was in her name, although I did a lot of building work to improve the property and paid the mortgage instalments whilst we were together. Am I entitled to be recompensed for my contribution to the relationship
De-Facto FAQ - Can parties of same sex relationships adopt children?
Date: February 23, 2011
Can parties of same sex relationships adopt children?
De-Facto FAQ - Is reproductive technology available to a woman in a de facto relationship?
Date: February 23, 2011
Is reproductive technology available to a woman in a de facto relationship?
De-Facto FAQ - My boyfriend needs to finds his ex-girlfriend and children. What can he do?
Date: February 23, 2011
My boyfriend has a couple of children to an ex-girlfriend who has packed up, moved on and not told anyone where she has gone. Is there anything my boyfriend can do?
De-Facto FAQ - My ex-defacto partner is proposing we split the assets 50:50. What should I do?
Date: February 23, 2011
My de-facto partner and I recently separated and it is proposed that we split the assets 50:50. What should I do
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De-Facto FAQ - My ex-partner is threatening me and has a history of violence towards me. What can I do?
Date: February 23, 2011
What can I do where I am being threatened by my ex-partner who has a history of violence towards me
De-Facto FAQ - My partner has locked me out and become violent. How can we sell the house and separate?
Date: February 23, 2011
I am currently involved in a de-facto relationship and my partner has excluded me from the home by locking me out. What can I do as she has become personally violent towards me and we need to sell the house so we can go our separate ways
De-Facto FAQ - My solicitor seems reluctant to push my defacto case. What can I do?
Date: February 23, 2011
I have been involved in a same-sex relationship with another person for over 20 years and I have retained a firm of solicitors who seem reluctant to push my case as strongly as I would like. The other side is making mincemeat out of my representative who does not seem to know what to do to counter their attacks. What do I do in the circumstances
De-Facto FAQ - Should I enter into a financial agreement with my intended defacto partner?
Date: February 23, 2011
Do you think it advisable for me to enter into a financial agreement with my intended defacto partner as I have all the assets and she has very little?
De-Facto FAQ- Asset protection close to retirement.
Date: February 23, 2011
I am just about ready to retire and I am involved in a relationship with someone which has been going on for some years although we do not live together. I wish to protect my assets which are substantial while she has hardly any. What should I do
Family Law - Do I have to undergo pre-action procedures for the Family or Federal Magistrates’ Court?
Date: February 22, 2011
Do parties have to undergo pre-action procedures to be able to issue proceedings in relation to any matter in the Family or Federal Magistrates’ Court
Family Law - My partner is very violent. What can I do to avoid him hurting me or the children?
Date: February 22, 2011
My partner is very violent. What can I do to avoid him hurting me or the children
Family Lawyer - I think the child support assessment on my income is too high. What do I do?
Date: February 22, 2011
A child support assessment was made on my income but I think it's too high. What do I do?
Family Lawyer - If my ex-wife is granted residence orders for our child, can I see my child at all?
Date: February 22, 2011
If my ex wife is granted residence orders in relation to our child, does that mean I can't see my child at all
Family Lawyer - I've been served with Family Court documents from my wife's solicitor. What do I do?
Date: February 22, 2011
I've been served with Family Court documents from my wife's solicitor. What do I do?
Family Lawyer - My ex-defacto is refusing me access to our child. Can you help?
Date: February 22, 2011
Until recently I was in a defacto relationship and my ex-partner has now denied me access to our child? Can you help me
Family Lawyer - My ex-wife won't let me see our children. What can I do?
Date: February 22, 2011
If my children live with my ex-wife and she wont let me see the children of our relationship, what can I do about seeing them?
Family Lawyers - I am unsure if I am the father of our son. What can I do?
Date: February 22, 2011
I am not sure if I am the parent of our son as I believe my wife has always been disloyal to me. What can I do?
Family Lawyers - I don't know the whereabouts of my step children's natural parents. Can I adopt the children?
Date: February 22, 2011
I've got my step children in my care, but I don't know the whereabouts of their natural parents. Can I adopt them?
Family Law - Can either party apply for spousal maintenance?
Date: February 22, 2011
Can either party apply for spousal maintenance?
Family Law - I recently divorced and my husband suggested taking half of his superannuation as we have no assets. What should I do?
Date: February 22, 2011
I recently divorced my husband who has left me with the four children and he has suggested that as we have no assets he will give me half of his superannuation. What should I do as I am unemployed and on a single mother’s supporting pension and he does not pay child support
Family Lawyers - Are child support and spousal maintenance the same?
Date: February 22, 2011
Are child support and spousal maintenance the same?
Family Lawyers - I haven't received any child support payments. Can you help?
Date: February 22, 2011
I haven’t received any child support payments from my ex-spouse and although the child support agency is saying they have made every possible effort to recover them I have lost faith in the system. Is there anything you can do?
Family Law - Do I have to tell my ex-partner about my finances when seeking a divorce?
Date: February 22, 2011
Do I have to tell my ex-partner everything about my finances when seeking a divorce?
Family Law - Do I need to be an Australian Citizen to apply for divorce in Australia?
Date: February 22, 2011
Do I need to be an Australian Citizen to apply for divorce in Australia?
Family Law - Does my husband have consent to divorce before I can apply to the Court?
Date: February 22, 2011
I wish to divorce my husband of 5 years, does he have to consent to the divorce before I can apply to the Court?
Family Law - I wish to divorce but haven't told my husband. Can I still apply?
Date: February 22, 2011
My husband and I have had marital problems for years, and I have now made the decision that I can no longer live with him. I wish to apply for a divorce, but he doesn't know - we aren't even separated. Can I apply?
Family Lawyers - Can I marry someone else before my divorce hearing?
Date: February 22, 2011
I applied for divorce, the hearing for which is next month. I want to marry my new partner in 3 weeks. Can I do that?
Family Lawyers - How much will divorce cost me?
Date: February 22, 2011
How much will divorce cost me?
Family Law - Do I have to wait until I am 18 to get married?
Date: February 22, 2011
Do I have to wait until I am 18 to get married?
Family Law - Do I need a lawyer for an Application for Final Orders court hearing?
Date: February 22, 2011
I was served with an Application for Final Orders and it says that the court hearing is in two weeks. Do I need a Lawyer?
De-Facto FAQs
Date: April 24, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Family Law FAQs
Date: April 23, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
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