Family Lawyers Aspley

Our Family Lawyers Aspley are experts in all areas of family law, whether you are looking to split assets, negotiate child custody arrangements, obtain spousal support, child support, apply or respond to a protection order application or if you simply need a divorce. Our Brisbane Family Lawyers are dedicated to helping you navigate through these difficult issues and achieve a fair outcome and the best practical outcome for you and your family as quickly and cost effectively as possible, whilst avoiding bitter and drawn out litigation. For your peace of mind, we offer fixed fees for our services. Our fixed fees are tailored to your specific needs. This ensures you are in control.
Courtney Barton, Principal and founder of Barton Family Lawyers is committed to providing her clients with sensible, practical and tactical legal advice, to empower them to achieve the best practical outcome for them and their family so they can move on with their life as soon as possible, at the least possible financial and emotional cost.

 

 

Want information on a specific area of family law?

Parenting issues

If you want more information on issues relating to parenting disputes, check out our Common Questions page as well as the following family law articles:

1. Fact Sheet – Children – A guide for separated parents
2. How to spend more time with your children
3. What is substantial and significant time 
4. Parental Alienation in Family Court Disputes – Part 1
5. Parental Alienation in Family Court Disputes – Part 2 
6. Top 10 things people do wrong in child custody matters
7. What age can a child decide where they live?
8. Admissibility of recordings in family law cases 
9. Am I a parent?
10. I’m Not a parent. Can I apply for a parenting order? 
11. I want sole custody
12. Can I go to court without doing mediation first?
13. Can parenting orders be changed? 
14. Relocation of Children
15. Prevention is better than cure – interim relocation cases?
16. Unilateral relocation of children
17. International travel with children after separation
18. My ex is breaching a parenting order. What do I do? 
19. When is supervised time ordered?
20. Is a child’s changed views enough to change a parenting order? 
21. Interim parenting orders – why can’t the judge make the orders I want? 
22. When can you change your child’s surname?
23. What is substantial and significant time?
24. Domestic violence order applications – boosting prospects of success

You may also like to check out our family law information videos for helpful tips, advice and information following separation on parenting related issues:

1. Why can’t the judge make the orders I want at the first court date?
2. What is the purpose of the Family Report?
3. When can a child decide where they live?
4. When can a parenting order be changed?
5. Facebook and family court 
6. How to formalise a property settlement or parenting order
7. Frequently asked questions – the initial consultation 
8. Client stories with Courtney

You may also find the following family court information pages and fact sheets helpful:

1. If you agree on parenting arrangements; 
2. If you do not agree on parenting arrangements; 
3. Compulsory Family dispute resolution – court procedures & requirements; 
4. Marriages, Families & separation; 
5. Parenting orders – obligations, consequences and who can help; 
6. Complying with orders about children; 
7. How do I apply for parenting orders? 

Property Settlement / Asset division issues

If you want more information on issues relating to property settlement disputes, check out our Common Questions page as well as the following family law articles:

1. What to do and what not to do when you separate
2. Why you should formalise your property settlement; 
3. Is Domestic violence relevant in a property settlement?
4. 6 secrets revealed to protect your assets 
5. 10 tips to protect your assets
6. 6 things you must know before hiring a family lawyer
7. Your Duty of Disclosure 
8. Spousal Maintenance – supporting your ex partner after separation 
9. Initial contribution of assets in a long relationship 
10. What is the just and equitable requirement?
11. Chancellor & Mccoy – no property order just & equitable after 27 year relationship
12. Am I in a de facto relationship?
13. Property acquired after separation – how is it treated? 
14. Future inheritances – when are they taken into account?
15. Failure to disclose an asset can derail consent orders 
16. Consequences of Defaulting on property orders 
17. Varying property orders 
18. Who stays in the home after separation?
19. Can the court order someone to leave the house – ouster orders 
20. Money lent from parents – gift or loan?
21. The impact of centrelink fraud on a property settlement 
22. CGT rollover relief for transfers of property pursuant to family court orders 
23. Costs orders 
24. Divorce – what you need to know
25. Going back to work after divorce 

You may also like to check out our family law information videos for helpful tips, advice and information following separation in relation to property settlement related issues:

1. What is my separation date?
2. How do I leave a relationship with no financial means?
3. How a court determines your property settlement entitlements
4. Time limits on property settlements 
5. 6 things you must know before hiring a family lawyer
6. What to do and what not to do when you separate
7. How to formalise a property settlement or parenting agreement 

You may also find the following family court information pages & fact sheets helpful:

1. Property and finances after separation; 
2. Reaching an Agreement without going to court; 
3. If you agree about property & finance; 
4. If you don’t agree about property & finance; 
5. Complying with Financial Orders.