Family Law
Family break-up and separation can be a very difficult time for everyone concerned. At Maclarens Lawyers, Partner Bruce Tilley is an accredited specialist in family law. He has been working exclusively in this area since the early 1990’s and has helped many individuals and families through separation and divorce.
Whether you choose to follow the traditional court-based divorce process, or the new collaborative family law approach that avoids going to court, Bruce is able to provide expert advice and representation to help you achieve the best results possible.
If you are experiencing a family breakdown, contact us now for a without obligation appointment to discuss your personal situation. If, after reviewing your case in detail with our lawyer, you decide not to do anything further this initial consultation will be free of charge.
Areas of family law work undertaken at Maclarens Lawyers include:
- Divorce applications
- Contested divorces
- Nullities
- Applications to dispense with service where the other party cannot be located
- Negotiating and implementing property settlements following separation
- Advising on tax implications and restructuring opportunities in property settlements
- Superannuation splitting
- Estate planning issues arising from property settlements
- Preparing and presenting property settlement proceedings in Court
- Alternate dispute resolution of property settlements including informal negotiation, mediation and collaboration
- Interim applications to protect assets
- Proceedings for interim and final spousal maintenance
- Negotiating and drafting Binding Financial Agreements
- Advising on asset protection measures prior to and during relationships
- Disputes over where children will live
- Disputes over the time children will spend with each parent
- Disputes over general parenting issues
- Appearing for grandparents and other interested family members and parties in children’s proceedings
- Appearing for children in Family Court proceedings concerning their parents and other interested parties
- Relocation disputes
- Paternity disputes
- Advice regarding relevant legislation including the assessment process, the enforcement process and determining private Child Support Agreements (i.e. not through the Child Support Agency)
- Negotiating and implementing settlements and representing parties in Court in connection with de-facto property settlements (Property (Relationships) Act proceedings).
- Negotiating and drafting co-habitation agreeements
For further information contact:
Bruce Tilley, Partner
Accredited Specialist Family Law
Phone: 02 9897 4644
Fax: 02 9897 2862
Email: btilley@maclarens.com.au