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    • Spousal & Separation
      • Beware the criminal consequences of false allegations of sexual abuse
      • Initial Contributions Count – 8 years + 1 child = 78%/82% to Husband
      • Validity of Overseas Orders – Parenting, Marriage and Divorce Orders
      • Superannuation Splitting in Financial Agreements
      • Is my Binding Financial Agreement Binding?
      • Bodilly & Hand: Spousal Maintenance ordered 17 years after separation
      • Admissibility of admissions at mediation in court proceedings
      • Does your Financial Agreement Protect you from a maintenance claim?
      • The Alter Ego Principle – When a Spouse uses a trust to hide assets
      • Do I have to mediate before court? The exemptions Explained
      • Pet Custody – Who gets the dog in a divorce?
      • Top 10 Myths in family Law Finally Exposed
      • Honesty is the best policy – Why tell your divorce lawyer everything
      • My ex is selling assets. What can I do??
      • 6 secrets revealed to help you protect your assets and your family after separation. No. 1 and 2 will blow your mind.
      • Spousal Maintenance – Do I have to support my ex after divorce?
      • Who stays in the home after separation?
      • Can I go to court without doing mediation first?
      • Assessing initial contributions in a long relationship
      • What to do and what not to do before you separate
      • CGT rollover for marriage breakdowns – Ellison & Sandini Explained
      • Domestic Violence Order Applications – How to boost your chance of success
      • Going back to work after Divorce
      • Mediation
      • 10 tips to Protect your Assets
      • Am I in a De Facto Relationship?
      • Property Acquired after Separation – how is it treated?
      • Divorce – What you need to know
      • Petrie Family Law Expert speaks about ‘The Twelve year Itch’
    • Parent
      • Court Ordered Paternity Test – What, Why and How
      • NEWS ALERT – You do NOT need a s60I certificate to file your parenting application – Valack & Valack
      • What is sole parental responsibility?
      • How does a DVO affect parenting orders?
      • Do you want sole Custody? Here’s what NOT to do.
      • SHOCK: Drug use in Australia worse than ever. Drugs & family law explained
      • SHOCK: Drug use in Australia worse than ever. Drugs & family law explained
      • When is supervised time ordered? Is Narcissistic Abuse enough?
      • Interim Parenting Orders
      • What is substantial and significant time?
      • Am I a parent?
      • My ex is in contravention of a Parenting Order. What can I do?
      • My Parents lent me money. Is it treated as a gift or a loan?
      • Gay Couple Win Appeal on sperm donor ‘parent’
      • How to spend more time with your children
      • Parental Alienation in Family Court Disputes: Part 2
      • Im not a parent. Can I apply for a parenting order? Non-Parent Parenting orders explained.
      • Can Parenting Orders be changed?
      • Step-Parent Adoption Explained
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      • When are a child’s views given weight by a Court?
      • What age can a child decide where they live?
      • Finally revealed: Top 10 things people do wrong in child custody matters
      • Child Relocation Family Lawyers
      • I want sole custody of my child
      • Rights to return of your child if taken to a Non-Hague Convention country
      • How to deal with false allegations in family law
      • Unilateral relocation of children
      • Prevention is better than Cure – Interim Relocation of Children Cases
      • International Travel with Children After Separation
      • Airport Watch List Orders / Pace Alert Orders
      • Application to change parenting orders because of children’s changed views dismissed
      • When can you change your child’s surname?
      • Change in residence for children because of Mother’s inability to protect the children from harm
      • Courtney’s Cases: Interim Orders appealed as Judge avoids determining issues
      • Mother’s persistent accusation that the Father sexually abused their child results in orders for no time with the Mother
      • Relocation – Full Court confirms decision allowing ADF Mother a ‘blank cheque’ relocation to wherever posted in her employment
    • Property
      • Top 15 things people do wrong in a property dispute
      • Hiding assets in a divorce
      • Injunction to stop my ex selling assets
      • What is a Superannuation Payment Flag?
      • Difference between property and a financial resource in family law
      • Impact of overseas divorce on Australian property settlement
      • Breakdown of a De Facto Relationship – Fairbairn v Radecki
      • How Trusts are dealt with in a Property Settlement
      • Redundancy payment – how is it treated?
      • Future inheritances – when can they be taken into account?
      • Can the court order someone to leave a house? – Ouster Orders
      • Time Limits in Property Settlement
      • Beware: failure to disclose may derail your consent order
      • Duty of Disclosure
      • What is just and equitable?
      • Why you should formalise your property settlement
      • Is domestic violence relevant in a property settlement?
      • Varying property orders
      • Defaulting on Property Orders is Dangerous
      • Effect of Bankruptcy on property settlement
      • Courtney’s Cases: Centrelink fraud or a fraudulent representation to the Court?
      • Limitation periods against solicitors for defective Financial Agreements
      • Clayton & Bant – A multi-jurisdictional family law dispute
      • Dunworth & Faletti: Application for injunction to stop sale of property where jurisdiction not yet established
      • Court dismisses application for property settlement for same sex couple of 27 years
    • Child Support
      • I want to set aside a Binding Child Support Agreement
      • I want to challenge my child support assessment
    • Other Legal
      • Out With the Old, In With the New: Why Fixed Fees are better
      • NEWSFLASH – What are the New Family Law Rules?
      • Apprehended Bias – should Judges & lawyers have drinks pre-judgement?
      • Inquest of Jack & Jennifer Edwards – Lessons Learned
      • 6 things you MUST know before hiring a family lawyer
      • Admissibility of opinion evidence & expert evidence in family law matters
      • Admissibility of recordings in family law cases
      • COSTS ORDERS
      • WARNING PRACTITIONERS: New Family Law Rules from 1 March 2018
      • Review of the Family Law System
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barton family lawyers

Postal Address: PO Box 3270, Warner QLD 4500
Office: 3465 9332
Email: [email protected]

Head Office: 4/996 Anzac Avenue, Petrie

(underground parking available at the back of the building via O’loan street)

North Brisbane: 822 Gympie Road, Chermside QLD 4032

North Brisbane: Aspley Hypermarket, 59 Albany Creek Road, Aspley QLD 4034

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    Areas of Practice

    • Child Custody Lawyers Brisbane
    • Divorce Property Settlement Lawyers
    • Fixed Fee Divorce Lawyers
    • Domestic Violence Lawyer – DVO Domestic Violence Order
    • Superannuation Splitting & Advice Lawyers
    • Fixed Fee Consent Orders Brisbane
    • Mediation Representation
    • Child Relocation Family Lawyers
    • Child Abduction Family Lawyers
    • Child Support Lawyers
    • Family Law Spousal Maintenance
    • Family Court Process
    • Family Mediation Services Brisbane
    • Binding Financial Agreements

    What makes us different from other Law Firms?

    Our Brisbane Divorce & Family Lawyers:

    • Only do family law all day every day. That makes us really good at what we do;
    • Are dedicated to helping you work through your family law issues so you can have a fresh start;
    • Have your best interests at heart;
    • Have the knowledge and experience to solve your family law problems, no matter how complex;
    • Will help you to reduce the conflict with your former partner;
    • Will fight for you and your children;
    • Provide exceptional quality service to you, tailored to your individual case needs;
    • Will educate you about your options, the steps you need to take and we will develop a strategy to help you to achieve a fair outcome and the best practical outcome for you and your family;
    • Will provide you with practical, realistic, commercial and strategic advice to empower you to make smart decisions following separation that will save you time, money and stress;
    • Will deliver an outcome to you quickly and cost effectively, with fixed fees for certainty;
    • Will do everything within our legal power to get you the best outcome for you and your family;
    • Are with you, supporting you, every step of the way from negotiations, to mediation, to litigation and settlement.
    Individual liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation.

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    Petrie Office

    • Address: 4/996 Anzac Avenue, Petrie QLD 4501
    • Parking: Underground parking available at the back of the building via O’Loan Street
    • Phone: 3465 9332
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Website: Petrie Family Lawyers

    Chermside Office

    • Address: 822 Gympie Road, Chermside QLD 4032
    • Phone: 3465 9332
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Website: Chermside Family Lawyers

    Aspley Office

    • Address: Aspley Hypermarket, 59 Albany Creek Road, Aspley QLD 4034
    • Phone: 3465 9332
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Website: Aspley Family Lawyers

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