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Family and Relationships

Relationship matters can be challenging and you need the right team on your side.

As relationships evolve, we are here to help you navigate the ups and downs along with the curveballs, so that you are prepared and supported even when times get tough. Empathetic, specialist family lawyers can make all the difference when you need legal and practical advice you can rely on.

Whether you are going through a separation or divorce, planning for the future with a relationship property agreement, or wish to make a claim against an estate, we will support you. We provide practical legal advice, and aim to help you resolve any dispute as quickly and effectively as possible. Our services include contracting out agreements, negotiating relationship property settlements, assisting with parenting arrangements, through to contentious separations or estate claims that require Court intervention (if all else fails). We care to make a difference.

  • Relationship property law generally provides for assets to be shared equally on separation, and this includes the family home. If you don’t want this law to apply to you, it’s important that you make other arrangements – we help with all legal requirements associated with protecting your assets:

    • Advice around protecting property from subsequent relationships and safeguarding it for your children following separation and divorce
    • Advice on protecting family gifts or loans, especially when buying a home with a partner
    • Structuring advice relating to trust assets and how to protect trust interests during a relationship
    • Drafting appropriate relationship property documentation, including contracting out agreements (otherwise known as prenuptial agreements) and co-ownership agreements for property sharing scenarios
    • Practical advice relating to both property matters and care of children
    • Assistance with negotiating settlements and drafting agreements
    • Dispute resolution through negotiation and mediation
    • When you’ve been advised to receive independent legal advice before signing documents, we provide that too

  • All disputes and contentious matters concerning separations, parenting and estates including:

    • Relationship property proceedings and applications involving trusts
    • Guardianship and parenting
    • Protection and property orders
    • Spousal maintenance
    • Marriage dissolution (divorce)
    • Estate claims
    • Applications for welfare guardian and property manager
    • Disputes between family members concerning capacity issues
    • Issues arising relating to enduring powers of attorney
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