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We are incredibly proud to announce that Phillips Family Law has once again been ranked as a first tier Family Law firm by the Doyle’s ...
We’ve all heard horror stories about how difficult or emotionally-charged situations can become during separation or divorce. If you are ...
Earlier this week I was fortunate to present to accountants at a Legalwise seminar on Managing Relationship Breakdown and share what every ...
Our duty as family lawyers is to take the heat out of matters, to hose them down, rather than adding fuel to the fire. If we take up our ...
Regardless of whether it’s you that is looking to relocate with your children or your former partner, you need to be aware of some ...
The case of Harris & Dewell and Anor (2018) is interesting for us as family lawyers and those of you who work in financial services or ...
Patricia and Martin had their retirement unfolding just as they had planned it. They had a unit in the city which was ideal for when they ...
Many people assume that they need to wait 12 months to begin addressing financial settlement following their separation. What you may not ...
An amicable separation is one goal that many separating couples aim to have. While this intention is admirable, remaining amicable is not ...
Often when we meet clients for the first time it becomes apparent there is a general misunderstanding about what the terms “separation” ...
What credit should be given to someone who has brought assets into a short relationship is a question we are often asked by people going ...
We are incredibly proud to announce that Phillips Family Law has again been ranked as a first tier Family Law firm by the Doyle’s Guide to...
As family lawyers, a question we are commonly asked is how an inheritance will be treated in a property settlement. The approach depends on ...
A concern which is often raised with us by people we assist who operate businesses or people with significant wealth, is that their ...
Our Director, Fiona Caulley was invited by the Queensland Law Society to speak to her colleagues at the QLS Symposium held at the Brisbane ...
While Australia has taken a large leap in marriage equality, recently legalising same-sex marriage, marriage being a union entered into for ...
When a parent wants to relocate to a place which is far enough away to impact on the time that the other parent spends with a child ...
As family lawyers we often work with accountants and financial planners to find tax effective options for our client to structure their ...
As family lawyers we understand that the end of a relationship is an emotional and traumatic time for all concerned. Whilst the people we ...
As family lawyers it is not uncommon that we are asked about how disputes about the family pets can be resolved. This is often an emotive ...
