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Recently, a friend of Family Focus Legal had a question for Rebekah – what happens when someone dies in the middle of a separation?

Recently, the Family Law Act has been amended to provide further protection to victims of domestic violence during cross-examination in Court.

On 28 February 2019, changes were made to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 in relation to Tenants in circumstances of domestic violence.

Technology is helping co-parenting families to communicate in a more healthy and conflict free way than ever before.

Being an Executor or Administrator of an Estate can be a confusing or stressful experience, especially when you have just lost someone that you care deeply about. It’s not always necessary to see a Solicitor, but sometimes this is the easiest way forward.

How do you know if the home you are purchasing has electrical faults?

Kim and Kanye have done it, so has Sarah Jessica Parker and Neil Patrick Harris. Surrogacy of children is by no means a new concept, but it is something that has never been considered mainstream in Australia.

Our Conveyancing Team here at Family Focus Legal are all registered members of PEXA (Property Exchange Australia). Pexa was created to provide a national online solution for Conveyancing transactions.

If you are buying vacant land with the intention of constructing a dwelling, we recommend that a soil test be carried out prior to purchasing the land, provided the vendor does not have a recent report to provide you. 

The majority of couples now reside together prior to marriage. It may be worthwhile thinking about legalities of doing so.

Selling or buying a property? Have you been advised about Land Tax?

Are you the owner of a residential property in NSW with a swimming pool or spa which is capable of being filled with water to a depth of 30cm or greater?

When it comes to divorce, family finances are usually stretched. The resources that were supporting one household will now need to support two and basic maths tells us that this will mean some changes will need to be made.....

One question we are asked a lot is whether you should see a Solicitor to have your Will completed or if you can use a Will Kit you would purchase from a Post Office or online.....

The hamper includes a family pass to Jamberoo Action Park and tasty treats for: ????????‍♂️Dad, Step Dad, Foster Dad,????????Grandad, Poppy, Pa,????Men waiting to become Dads, & last but And last but not least - ????????The Mums that are Dads too.

Separation and the ending of your relationship is one of the hardest and most tolling experiences that you can endure through your life. We're put together a list of 5 things to do after separating from partner.

Not all relationship separations meet the stereotype of fire and brimstone endings. Some separations occur where two people simply decide the relationship is no longer working and resolve to go their separate ways.

In our lives we'll all experience grief & loss at some stage, and yet we don't talk about it. We thank Josephine for allowing us to share her recent article on Grief & Loss.

Children often hold in how they are feeling during times of grief, separation and major life changes. Here are 21 easy suggestions on how to nurture a child's mental health.

Winter is here with the Macarthur hitting record low temps this week. For many the school holidays are taking their toll and it's time to take 60mins out to warm up and be pampered.

Collaborative professionals maintain their primary duty to represent and advocate on behalf of their client, but their agenda is slightly different in that the issues in dispute become the common problems of everyone at the table.

Did you know that some drugs can stay in your system and can be detected for up to 2 days? The list of drugs being tested at Mobile Drug Testing has increased in order to reduce the impact of people driving under the influence.

From 1 July 2018 changes to the law in New South Wales mean drivers caught using their mobile phones by speed cameras, or cameras designed specifically to detect mobile phone use will now receive infringement notices.

The new amalgamated court, will help Australian families resolve their disputes faster by improving the efficiency of the existing split family law system, reducing the backlog of matters before the family law courts, driving a more consistent resolution.

Our clients experience a range of feelings and emotions before their initial appointment. We'd like to put Family Law clients at ease prior to meeting their lawyer for the first time with 5 points that may assist with some of the uncertainty.