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ORDERS FOR SUPERVISED TIME WITH CHILDREN

ORDERS FOR SUPERVISED TIME WITH CHILDREN

Pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), all children maintain the right to have contact with both their parents ...
Marino Law makes Third Tier in prestigious Doyles Guide

Marino Law makes Third Tier in prestigious Doyles Guide

Marino Law has achieved Third Tier of Family and Divorce Lawyers for 2018 on the prestigious Doyles Guide for the ...
Marino Law named in Prestigious Doyles Guide

Marino Law named in Prestigious Doyles Guide

Marino Law has been named in the Recommended category of Family and Divorce Lawyers for 2017 in the ...
Marino Law named on prestigious Doyle’s guide for third year in a row, Family Law partner named for fifth year

Marino Law named on prestigious Doyle’s guide for third year in a row, Family Law partner named for fifth year

Marino Law has appeared as a recommended firm in Doyles’ Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Gold Coast 2020 ...
Gold Coast Bulletin – Marino Law named in prestigious Doyles Guide

Gold Coast Bulletin – Marino Law named in prestigious Doyles Guide

Congratulations to our Family Law Partner Abbi Golightly for being named in the Recommended category of Family and ...
MARINO LAW NAMED ON PRESTIGIOUS DOYLE’S GUIDE FOR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW

MARINO LAW NAMED ON PRESTIGIOUS DOYLE’S GUIDE FOR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW

Marino Law has appeared as a Recommended firm in Doyles’ Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Gold Coast 2021 ...
MARINO LAW’S 12 TIPS FOR KEEPING FAMILY LAW PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS

MARINO LAW’S 12 TIPS FOR KEEPING FAMILY LAW PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS

  Owing to a combination of factors, December 11 statistically presents the most likely day couples ...
Family Law Watch List

Family Law Watch List

Separating couples can find themselves in a position where they cannot reach agreement regarding either parent ...
Should I resolve my property matter during COVID-19?

Should I resolve my property matter during COVID-19?

For separating couples, uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic brings additional anxiety around the ...
Parenting Orders – Contravention Applications During COVID-19 Pandemic

Parenting Orders – Contravention Applications During COVID-19 Pandemic

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable difficulties for separated parents, particularly those living ...
The importance of obtaining proper advice when entering into a Binding Financial Agreement

The importance of obtaining proper advice when entering into a Binding Financial Agreement

We as family lawyers are, at times, faced with situations where there is a significant power imbalance or ...
Parenting Coordination in Australia – how can it help high conflict families?

Parenting Coordination in Australia – how can it help high conflict families?

Parenting disputes, like any family law dispute, often involves high levels of entrenched conflict which can have ...
Marino Law’s 12 tips for family law bliss this Christmas

Marino Law’s 12 tips for family law bliss this Christmas

According to statistics, as reported on the Today Show on Channel 9 and the Sydney Morning Herald, December 11 is ...
Hardship pursuant to s90K(1)(d) of the Family Law Act – How and when may the Court set aside a Binding Financial agreement on this ground?

Hardship pursuant to s90K(1)(d) of the Family Law Act – How and when may the Court set aside a Binding Financial agreement on this ground?

Binding Financial Agreements (BFA) are entered into with the clear intention of giving parties certainty and ...
Family law mediation has failed. What next?

Family law mediation has failed. What next?

While there are limited exceptions, Mediation in family law disputes is compulsory prior to seeking relief from ...
Short relationship results in no property adjustment for wife Husband regrets not getting that Pre-Nup

Short relationship results in no property adjustment for wife Husband regrets not getting that Pre-Nup

In 2012 the High Court of Australia published the much-lauded case of Stanford v Stanford.  The issues arising ...
Obtaining early legal advice – Why seeing a family lawyer does not spell the end of the possibility for amicable and timely resolution

Obtaining early legal advice – Why seeing a family lawyer does not spell the end of the possibility for amicable and timely resolution

Have you recently separated from your partner? Do you have unresolved matters which are preventing you from ...
Mega money divorce does not mean pay day for lawyers

Mega money divorce does not mean pay day for lawyers

In a week that has seen the Courier Mail (on Sunday 30 June 2019) publish an article entitled ‘Til debt do us ...
Who is a parent? – High Court issues ruling in sperm donor father case

Who is a parent? – High Court issues ruling in sperm donor father case

Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21 Yesterday, the High Court of Australia ruled that a sperm donor was a legal ...
The Future of Family Law

The Future of Family Law

In a big week of news in the family law arena, the Senate has rejected the proposed merger of the Family Law ...
Property Settlement – what do I need to know?

Property Settlement – what do I need to know?

Separation can be tough. There’s lots to consider and it’s important to know where you stand. We’ve come up with a ...
When tragedy strikes – the impact of death of a parent after separation

When tragedy strikes – the impact of death of a parent after separation

Children of separated households have often experienced significant grief, trauma and possibly conflict in their ...
Room for improvement in police handling of withheld children

Room for improvement in police handling of withheld children

A New South Wales coronial inquest into the death of a father and daughter yesterday recommended a change in ...
Special Skills v Non-Financial Contributions  – Countering The “You Have Done Nothing” Argument

Special Skills v Non-Financial Contributions – Countering The “You Have Done Nothing” Argument

In a lot of relationships, there are what are known as “traditional” roles adopted.  Those roles see one party ...
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