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How to fight for custody with a Narcissist
If you are divorcing a narcissist, it will be the most difficult battle of your life, particularly if you have children. A narcissist is focused on winning at all costs as this is what fuels their ego. Often their priority in gaining child custody is not the welfare...
What is an Undefended Hearing?
An undefended Hearing is a hearing that proceeds as if it were undefended by the Respondent, for example, if a Respondent has failed to attend court, failed to file response documents or otherwise failed to comply with a rule or an order of the Court. At an Undefended...
Coercive Relocation Orders
In relocation cases, like all other cases, the paramount consideration when the Court is considering what parenting orders to make is what orders are in the child’s best interests. As part and parcel with a relocation case, the court has the power to make...
Joining third parties in family law proceedings
Usually only two people are involved in family law proceedings, being the parents of children or spouses/de facto spouses. Third parties may become involved in family law disputes in a number of circumstances. Sometimes joining third parties to family law proceedings...
Is my subpoena relevant? Subpoena Objections Explained
This article explores subpoenas and subpoena objections including when you can object to a subpoena and the considerations of the Court when determining whether to uphold or set aside a subpoena, in whole or in part. What is a subpoena? A subpoena is issued to a...
