You would have heard the radio ads, television ads or simply noticed on Facebook or the internet that law firms often entice you to contact them by saying “Get what you are entitled to.” Well that’s not all you should be concerned about. It’s more about how you get from where you are now to […]
Mediation including family dispute resolution provides far superior outcomes than Court proceedings. Costs, privacy, speedy resolution are only some of the reasons why mediation is the resolution method that works. Going to Court is costly and without doubt one of the most demoralising and stressful events you will encounter.
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The Family Courts have released a document called “Australian Standards of Practice of Family Assessments and Reports”.
A novel way to divorce – an article from news.com.au – An excerpt ” Welcome to the DivorceHotel — well, technically, the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa — where you can check in as a married couple on Friday and check out divorced by Sunday. The entire package costs $5,000, and includes separate accommodations for two […]
Simply put, collaboratively trained family lawyers are not adversarial lawyers. The ultimate goal of a surrogacy arrangement is for a child to be born that is loved in an open based relationship, taking into account the needs and aspirations of both the birth mother and the intended parents. Collaboratively trained lawyers work together with all of the […]
Going to Court is costly and without doubt one of the most demoralising and stressful events you will encounter. There is an alternative, in fact more than one alternative but in general they all come under the heading of dispute resolution (also known as alternative dispute resolution and if under the Family Law Act 1975 […]
The article : “Progress Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms In TurkeyTurkey: Progress Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms In Turkey” shows how dispute resolution, particularly mediation is internationally recognised as being a swift, lower cost way of resolving disputes. The statistic mentioned “According to the statistics, 228 disputes out of 233 have been concluded with settlement, […]
If parents can’t decide where their children should attend school then the Family Courts are often asked to make that decision.
These are orders the Federal Circuit Court recently made in a report case –
There are many reasons to mediate and to mediate before you litigate. There are times when you have to go to court first but then don’t forget to mediate before you get to a trial stage. The Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court each have their own rules about dispute resolution.
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