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Christmas is a happy time where families and friends can get together and enjoy each other’s company whilst sharing hearty meals and exchanging gifts. However, for families where parents have separated, Christmas...

The ‘traditional’ or ‘nuclear’ family unit, comprising of mother, father and biological children, is no longer the only way we think and define families. Rather, the concept of family has developed to...

Pets are an integral part of a family, and increasingly have become a major issue subsequent to a family separation. Not only can a family separation cause emotional stress for either partner,...

If both parties have reached an agreement in relation to parenting and/or property, Consent Orders can be entered into. Benefits of formalising an agreement by way of Consent Orders are: - Consent...

It is our very great pleasure to announce that Freedman & Gopalan Solicitors has once again been short-listed for the Women in Law Awards 2019! We are a finalist category of: The...

Binding Financial Agreements The Family Law Act 1975 authorises parties who are married or in a de facto relationship to create a legally binding agreement in relation to property, finances, superannuation and...

  Contrary to popular belief, most Australians actually do not need to go to the Family Court of Australia to make arrangements for children, parenting or property once the relationship/ marriage has...

In light of the Mother’s Day festivities last week, it is important to remember that 1 in 2 Australian mothers having experienced pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace and to consider whether your...

Client legal privilege, also called legal professional privilege, and known as attorney client privilege in the USA, protects confidential communications between a lawyer and client. This means that the law and the...