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The laws around divorce and family law can be a bit of a mystery. Our divorce lawyers have prepared some common important divorce questions to help you navigate getting divorced in South Australia.
Johnston Withers Family Lawyers have experience in creating Parenting Plans and Consent Orders as well as negotiating arrangements. We are also able to represent you in the Family Courts should that be necessary.
Here are some tips and a checklist to make sure you get the most out of the experience, that the Family Lawyer gets the information he or she needs, and you get the advice you are after.
Many people don’t stop to think about the effect marriage, registration of a defacto relationship, divorce or deregistration of a defacto relationship will have on their will.
One of the most difficult parts of a relationship breakdown is to decide who keeps the family pet. Traditionally, Courts have treated pets as “property” in the same way as a home, car or bank account. From 10 June 2025, there will be changes to the Family Law Act 1975 which will mean that pets are treated as a particular kind of property, known as “companion animals”.