Binding Financial Agreements At Nicholes Family Lawyers we understand that going to court can be a daunting experience. This is why we are committed to settling matters outside of court if possible and appropriate. A key option for clients involved in family law property disputes is to enter into a ...
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Christmas Filing
As Christmas approaches, we see an increase in queries from concerned families facing family law matters who want to secure their plans for Christmas with their children. You should know that there is a deadline for filing an application for a parenting order relating in whole or in part to the scho...
Read moreBifurcation of Proceedings
If you are facing, or have ever faced, a Family Law related matter, you are likely to be familiar with the multi-faceted nature of proceedings. There’s existing property to deal with, management of any existing business founded during the relationship, spousal maintenance requests, child support, ...
Read moreEmployer’s Liability for Family Violence when Staff Work from Home
As Victorians undergo Stage 4 Lockdown, many employees who may have returned to their workplace for a brief period have recommenced working from home. Whilst employees have returned to the home working environment, it may be that they are returning to a situation where they are at risk of family vio...
Read moreImpact of the Victoria-NSW Border Closure on Interstate Child Access and Care Arrangements
As of 8 July 2020 the Victoria-New South Wales (NSW) border has been officially closed in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria. This decision marked the first border closure between the two states since the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919. The rules in relation to the border clos...
Read moreBefore and After – Managing Assets in High Net-Worth Relationships
Relationship breakups dealing with the assets of high net-worth couples have been under discussion in the media. Managing Partner of Nicholes Family Lawyers, Sally Nicholes, was recently invited to comment on the break-up of celebrity fitness couple Kayla Itsines and Tobi Pearce. Quoted recently i...
Read moreWorld Congress on Family Law & Children’s Rights – ‘Courts and COVID-19: Operating in a Pandemic and What we Learned’
COVID-19 has “thrust adaptive changes upon the legal profession”and has prompted a “transition from the traditional way of practice”, observed Mr Teong Liang Yap, Chair of the Family Law and Children’s Rights Section LAWASIA and Managing Director of the Singapore family law firm TL Yap &am...
Read moreReturn Applications under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Convention): Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Where a child has been abducted or illegally detained in another country, recourse can often be made to the Hague Convention. The key aim of the Convention is to facilitate the return of abducted or retained children to their country of ‘habitual residence’ so that residence and contact issues c...
Read moreThe World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights
The World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights exists to enhance, promote and protect the human rights of children and young people, bringing together individuals and organisations from around the world who share a common concern about the rights of children and seek to influence the legal...
Read moreAccess Our Free Podcast Network Series During Lockdown
With many Victorians re-entering lockdown, the myriad challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have just become much harder. Nicholes Family Lawyers wants you to know that we are here for you at this very difficult time. All our lawyers and support staff continue to work remotely and are in co...
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